Breakdown of A bateria deste telemóvel é pior.
ser
to be
o telemóvel
the mobile phone
deste
of this (m/sg), desta (f/sg), destes (m/pl), destas (f/pl)
pior
worse / worst
a bateria
the battery
Questions & Answers about A bateria deste telemóvel é pior.
Why do we use pior instead of mais má?
Pior is the irregular comparative form of the adjective mau or má (bad). Just like in English we say worse instead of more bad, in Portuguese you must use pior instead of mais má.
Does pior change to match the feminine word bateria?
Why is the word deste used here instead of just este?
Deste is a contraction of the preposition de (of) and the demonstrative este (this masculine object). Because Portuguese doesn't use an apostrophe-s for possession, we have to phrase it as the battery of this phone (a bateria de + este telemóvel).
Why do we use é (from the verb ser) instead of está (from the verb estar)?
We use é because the overall quality of the battery is considered a permanent characteristic of this specific phone. You would only use está if the battery were temporarily acting up or running low right at this moment.
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