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O diretor está muito nervoso hoje.

O diretor está muito nervoso hoje.
The director is very nervous today.
From Lesson 50:Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O diretor está muito nervoso hoje.

Why doesn't muito change its ending here?
In this sentence, muito is an adverb meaning very, and it describes how nervous he is. When muito acts as an adverb of degree, it is invariable. This means it never changes its ending to match masculine, feminine, singular, or plural words.
If the sentence was about a female director (a diretora), what would change?
The adjective would change to feminine, but the adverb would not! You would say: A diretora está muito nervosa hoje. Remember, the adjective (nervosa) has to match the person, but the adverb (muito) stays exactly the same.
Why do we use está instead of é for the word is?
We use está (from the verb estar) because the director is nervous today (hoje). This is a temporary state or feeling. If we used é (from the verb ser), it would mean he is generally a nervous or anxious person all the time.
Can I move the word hoje to a different part of the sentence?
Yes! Time words like hoje (today) are very flexible in Portuguese. You could also put it at the very beginning of the sentence: Hoje o diretor está muito nervoso. Both sound completely natural.

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