Questions & Answers about As minhas peúgas estão molhadas.
I usually hear meias for "socks". What is the difference between meias and peúgas?
Meias is the most common and generic word for socks, but it can also mean tights or stockings. Peúgas specifically refers to short socks (like ankle socks) or traditional men's socks. In everyday Portuguese, people often use both words interchangeably to just mean "socks".
Why is there an As before minhas? Doesn't minhas already mean "my"?
Yes, minhas means "my", but European Portuguese almost always requires a definite article (the words for "the": o, a, os, as) before a possessive when it is followed by a noun. Because peúgas is feminine plural, we must use As minhas.
Why do we use estão instead of são for "are"?
The word molhadas looks like a verb form. Why does it end in -as?
Molhadas is the past participle of the verb molhar (to wet). In Portuguese, past participles are frequently used as adjectives to describe the resulting state of an action. When used as adjectives, they must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Since peúgas is feminine plural, the base word molhado changes to molhadas.
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