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O lugar é bonito.

O lugar é bonito.
The place is beautiful.
From Lesson 31:Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O lugar é bonito.

Why do we use é here instead of está?
In Portuguese, there are two verbs for "to be": ser (for permanent things) and estar (for temporary states). Because being beautiful is seen as a permanent, built-in characteristic of the place, we use é, which comes from the verb ser.
How can I tell that lugar is a masculine word since it doesn't end in "-o"?
While many masculine words end in "-o", words ending in a consonant like "-r", "-l", or "-z" are often masculine too. The biggest clue in this sentence is the word right before it: the masculine article O (the). Because the noun is masculine, the adjective at the end must also take the masculine form, bonito.
If I wanted to say "The places are beautiful", how would the word lugar change?
To make a word plural that ends in a consonant (like the "r" in lugar), you add "-es". The plural is lugares. The rest of the sentence must also become plural to match, resulting in: Os lugares são bonitos.
I've also learned the word lindo. Could I use that instead of bonito?
Yes, you can! Both are adjectives used to describe good looks. bonito generally means "beautiful" or "pretty," while lindo is a bit stronger, meaning "gorgeous" or "very beautiful." If the place is absolutely stunning, you could safely say O lugar é lindo.

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