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O meu nariz está frio.

O meu nariz está frio.
My nose is cold.
From Lesson 110:A cara e o cabelo·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O meu nariz está frio.

Why use está (temporary 'to be') instead of é (permanent 'to be')? Isn't my nose a permanent part of my body?
Even though your nose is permanent, its temperature is temporary. You use está to describe its current state. If you said O meu nariz é frio, it would imply your nose is naturally and permanently cold all the time!
I learned that 'I am cold' translates to Tenho frio (I have cold). Why don't we use ter (to have) here?
You use ter to express the internal sensation of being cold as a person (Eu tenho frio). However, when describing an object or a specific body part that feels physically cold to the touch, you use estar with the adjective frio.
Why is there an O before meu?
In European Portuguese, it is standard grammar to put a definite article (o or a, meaning 'the') before a possessive word like meu (my). You are literally saying 'The my nose is cold'.
Nariz ends in a consonant. How do I make it plural if I want to talk about multiple noses?
Portuguese words that end in -z form the plural by adding -es. So, the plural of o nariz is os narizes.

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