Word
Agora, as telas estão limpas e prontas.
Meaning
Now, the canvases are clean and ready.
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Breakdown of Agora, as telas estão limpas e prontas.
e
and
estar
to be (temporary / location)
agora
now
pronto
ready
Questions & Answers about Agora, as telas estão limpas e prontas.
Why do we use limpas here instead of the regular past participle limpadas?
The verb limpar (to clean) has two past participles: the regular limpado and the irregular limpo. Because we are using the auxiliary verb estar (to describe the state of the canvases), we must use the short, irregular form. The regular form (limpado) is only used with the verbs ter and haver (for example: Eu tinha limpado as telas).
Why do limpas and prontas both end in "-as"?
When irregular past participles like limpo (and adjectives like pronto) are used with ser or estar, they must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Since as telas (the canvases) is feminine and plural, both words change to their feminine plural forms: limpas and prontas.
Could we use são instead of estão in this sentence?
No, estão is the correct choice here. We use estar to describe temporary conditions or the result of an action (they were cleaned, and now they are in a clean state). Using são (from ser) would imply that being clean and ready is an inherent, permanent characteristic of the canvases.
I usually see used for screens. What does mean here?