Breakdown of O meu estômago está vazio.
estar
to be (temporary / location)
meu
my (m/f/pl: meu, minha, meus, minhas)
vazio
empty
o estômago
the stomach
Questions & Answers about O meu estômago está vazio.
Why is there an "O" before "meu"?
In European Portuguese, we almost always put a definite article (o or a, meaning "the") before a possessive word like meu (my). You are literally saying "The my stomach".
Why do we use está instead of é here?
Does the ending of vazio change depending on if a man or a woman is speaking?
No. Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe, not the person speaking. Since estômago is a masculine, singular noun, vazio (empty) must also be masculine and singular (-o). If we were talking about an empty bottle (a garrafa), it would be vazia.
How does the accent on estômago affect its pronunciation?
The circumflex accent (^) tells you to put the spoken stress on that specific syllable (es-TÔ-ma-go). It also tells you that this "o" has a closed sound, somewhat similar to the "o" in the English word "bone".
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