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Vocês estão cansados no trabalho?

Vocês estão cansados no trabalho?
Are you tired at work?
From Lesson 8:The verb to be for locations (estar)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Vocês estão cansados no trabalho?

Why do we use estão here instead of the other verb for 'are', são?
The verb estar is used for temporary states and conditions. Because being tired (cansados) is a temporary feeling rather than a permanent trait, we use estão.
Does Vocês always use the 'they' form of the verb?
Yes! Even though Vocês means 'you' (plural), it always pairs with the third-person plural verb conjugation. This is the exact same verb form used for eles and elas (they).
Why does the word for tired (cansados) end in '-os'?
Adjectives in Portuguese must match the gender and number of the people they describe. The -s makes it plural to match Vocês. The masculine -o is used for an all-male group or a mixed group. If you were speaking to a group of only women, it would change to cansadas.
Why is 'at work' translated as no trabalho?
The word no is a combination of the preposition em (in/at) and the masculine word for 'the', o. Unlike English, which just says 'at work', Portuguese usually includes 'the' and says 'at the work' (em + o = no).

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