Breakdown of Ela está chateada porque perdeu o comboio.
ela
she
estar
to be (temporary / location)
o comboio
the train
perder
to lose
porque
because
chateado
annoyed, upset
Questions & Answers about Ela está chateada porque perdeu o comboio.
Doesn't perdeu mean 'lost'? Why is it translated as 'missed'?
You're right that the verb perder usually means 'to lose'. However, in Portuguese, it is also the standard verb to use when you miss transportation, like a train (comboio), a bus (autocarro), or a flight (voo).
Why do we use está instead of é for 'she is'?
Why does chateada end with an 'a'?
Adjectives in Portuguese must match the gender of the person they describe. Since the subject is feminine (Ela), the adjective takes the feminine form chateada. If we were talking about a man, it would be Ele está chateado.
I've sometimes seen the word 'trem' for train. Is comboio different?
comboio is the word used for 'train' in Portugal. You will often see 'trem' in dictionaries or resources that teach Brazilian Portuguese, but in European Portuguese you should always use comboio.
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