Word
As mãos dele estão sujas.
Meaning
His hands are dirty.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of As mãos dele estão sujas.
estar
to be (temporary / location)
dele
his (forms: dela, deles, delas)
sujo
dirty
a
to / at (direction)
Questions & Answers about As mãos dele estão sujas.
Most words ending in "-ão" change to "-ões" or "-ães" in the plural. Why is it mãos here?
Why is it As mãos and not Os mãos? Doesn't the "o" at the end mean it's masculine?
Why do we use estão instead of são for "are"?
Could I say As suas mãos instead of for "his hands"?