Word
A vossa sala não está preparada para a inspeção.
Meaning
Your living room is not prepared for the inspection.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of A vossa sala não está preparada para a inspeção.
não
not / no
estar
to be (temporary / location)
a sala
the living room
para
to / for
Questions & Answers about A vossa sala não está preparada para a inspeção.
Why does preparada end in an '-a'?
It comes from the verb preparar (to prepare). Here, the past participle is acting as an adjective describing the resultant state of the room. Since sala (living room) is a feminine noun, the participle must change its ending to match, becoming preparada.
Why do we use está instead of é with preparada?
We use estar (to be) because it describes a temporary condition or the result of an action (a resultant state). The room is currently in a state of not being prepared. If we used ser, it would describe a permanent, built-in characteristic.
Why is there an A before vossa sala?
In European Portuguese, you almost always need a definite article (o, a, os, as) before a possessive word. Since sala is feminine and singular, we use A before vossa.