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A vossa estante está completa?

A vossa estante está completa?
Is your bookcase complete?
From Lesson 128:Indefinite pronouns (qualquer, cada)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about A vossa estante está completa?

Why do we need the article A before vossa?
In European Portuguese, we usually put a definite article (o, a, os, as) before possessive words. Since estante is a feminine singular word, we use A vossa instead of just Vossa.
Who exactly is vossa referring to here?
Vossa means "your" when you are talking to more than one person (the plural "you"). If you were asking just one person in an informal way, you would say A tua estante.
Why use está instead of é for "complete"?
We use está (from the verb estar) because being "complete" is seen as a current state or condition of the bookcase, rather than a permanent, unchangeable characteristic.
Why is it completa instead of completo?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because estante (bookcase) is a feminine noun, the adjective must be feminine too, becoming completa.

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