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O arrendamento é caro.

O arrendamento é caro.
The tenancy is expensive.
From Lesson 35:Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of O arrendamento é caro.

ser
to be
caro
expensive
o arrendamento
the tenancy

Questions & Answers about O arrendamento é caro.

Why use é here instead of está?
É comes from the verb ser, which we use for permanent or defining characteristics. Describing the lease as an expensive one is treated as a core characteristic of this specific tenancy, rather than a temporary state.
Is arrendamento the money you pay for rent?
Not exactly. O arrendamento refers to the tenancy, the lease agreement, or the act of renting. If you want to talk about the actual monthly rent payment, you would usually use the word a renda.
Why does caro end in -o?
Adjectives in Portuguese have to match the gender of the noun they describe. Since arrendamento is a masculine noun (as shown by the masculine article o), the adjective must also take the masculine form, caro. If we were describing a feminine word like a casa (the house), it would be cara.
Is there a trick to remembering the gender of arrendamento?
Yes! Nouns ending in the suffix -mento in Portuguese are almost always masculine. This is a handy pattern to remember for choosing the correct articles (like o) and adjective endings.

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