Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Ele não é alto e ela não é portuguesa. - He is not tall and she is not Portuguese.

In Portuguese, you make a sentence negative by simply putting não directly before the verb. Unlike English, where we say "is not", in Portuguese it is structured as "not is" (não é).

Why do the describing words end differently (alto vs portuguesa)?

Adjectives (describing words) must match the gender of the person they describe. Because ele (he) is masculine, we use the masculine form alto. Because ela (she) is feminine, the nationality changes to its feminine form, portuguesa (the masculine would be português).

Is é the correct verb form for both ele and ela?

Yes! The verb form é (meaning "is") is used for all third-person singular subjects. This means it is the exact same for ele (he), ela (she), and also the formal "you" forms like você, o senhor, and a senhora.

What is the difference between the word e (and) and the verb é (is) in this sentence?