O capuz do impermeável está molhado.

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Breakdown of O capuz do impermeável está molhado.

• estar: to be
• molhado: wet
• o impermeável: the raincoat

Questions & Answers about O capuz do impermeável está molhado.

What does do mean in do impermeável?

Do is a contraction of de + o.

• de = of
• o = the
• do = of the

So o capuz do impermeável literally means the hood of the raincoat / waterproof coat.

This kind of contraction is very common in Portuguese:

• de + a = da
• de + os = dos
• de + as = das

For example:

• a manga da camisa = the sleeve of the shirt
• a cor do carro = the colour of the car

Why is it o capuz?

Because capuz is a masculine singular noun in Portuguese.

So it takes the masculine singular definite article o:

• o capuz = the hood

This matters because other words in the sentence must agree with it, especially the adjective molhado.

Why is it molhado and not molhada?