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Estas calças são muito feias.

Estas calças são muito feias.
These pants are very ugly.
From Lesson 33:Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Estas calças são muito feias.

Why do we use Estas here instead of Essas?
We use the este family of words for things that are close to the speaker. Since the speaker is talking about pants right next to them (or wearing them), we use Estas (these). If the pants were near the person being spoken to, we would use Essas (those). Both are feminine and plural to match calças.
Is the word calças always plural, just like in English?
Yes! Just like we say pants or trousers in English, calças is treated as a plural word in Portuguese. That is why all the connected words are also in the plural form: Estas, são, and feias.
Since calças is feminine and plural, why doesn't muito change to muitas?
When muito means very and comes before an adjective (like feias), it is an adverb. Adverbs never change their shape. You only change it to muitas when it means many or a lot of and comes directly before a noun, such as muitas calças (many pants).
Why use são (from the verb ser) instead of estão (from the verb estar)?
We use ser to describe permanent qualities or facts about a thing. Even if you think fashion is just an opinion, being ugly is treated as a built-in characteristic of these specific pants. You would use estão for temporary states, like if the pants were dirty or wet.

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