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A sua casa é grande.

A sua casa é grande.
Your house is big.
From Lesson 67:Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about A sua casa é grande.

Is the A at the beginning of the sentence the direct object pronoun for 'her' or 'it'?
No, in this sentence, A is simply the word for 'The'. Even though you are currently learning about the direct object pronoun a (which means 'her' or 'it'), here it is acting as a definite article paired with sua casa. In European Portuguese, we almost always put 'the' before possessive words, literally saying 'The your house'.
Why does sua mean 'your' here instead of 'his' or 'her'?
The word sua can mean 'his', 'her', or 'your' (when speaking to someone using você). Without extra context, this sentence could also mean 'His house is big' or 'Her house is big'. We translate it as 'your' here assuming the speaker is talking directly to someone.
Why do we use é instead of está for 'is'?
We use é (from the verb ser) for permanent states or unchanging characteristics. A house being big is a permanent physical trait. If we were talking about a temporary state, like the house being temporarily clean or messy, we would use está (from the verb estar).
Since casa is a feminine word, why doesn't grande change to match it?
Not all adjectives change their ending to match masculine or feminine words! Adjectives that end in -e, like grande (big) or inteligente (smart), are gender-neutral. They stay exactly the same whether they describe a masculine or a feminine noun.

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