Breakdown of Quando o gerente faz a inspeção, tudo está arrumado.
estar
to be (temporary / location)
quando
when
fazer
to do
arrumar
to tidy up
Questions & Answers about Quando o gerente faz a inspeção, tudo está arrumado.
Why do we use the verb estar with arrumado here instead of ser?
The word arrumado is the past participle of the verb arrumar (to tidy up). In this lesson, we use it as an adjective to describe the result of an action: the state of being tidy. We use está (from estar) because it describes a resulting condition or state, rather than a permanent characteristic (which would require ser).
Why is the ending of arrumado masculine singular (-o)? What noun is it matching?
When used as adjectives, past participles must match the gender and number of the thing they describe. Here, arrumado describes the pronoun tudo (everything). In Portuguese, tudo is an invariable word that always takes masculine singular adjectives, regardless of what that everything actually includes.
Does o gerente mean a male or female manager?
Why do we use faz for an inspection, rather than a verb like conduct or carry out?