{"id":85179,"date":"2022-09-15T15:27:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/?p=75719"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:56:42","slug":"verb-to-be-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Verb To Be in Portuguese &#8211; SER and ESTAR | Lesson 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Verb_To_Be_in_Portuguese_%E2%80%93_SER_and_ESTAR\" >Verb To Be in Portuguese &#8211; SER and ESTAR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Verb_SER_in_the_Present_Indicative\" >Verb SER in the Present Indicative:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Verb_ESTAR_in_the_Present_Indicative\" >Verb ESTAR in the Present Indicative:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Use_of_verb_SER_and_special_cases\" >Use of verb SER and special cases:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Verb_ESTAR_in_Portuguese_%E2%80%93_Used_to_indicate\" >Verb ESTAR in Portuguese &ndash; Used to indicate:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#ATTENTION\" >ATTENTION!!!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Remember\" >Remember:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Exercise\" >Exercise:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Answers\" >Answers:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese\/#Learn_Portuguese\" >Learn Portuguese<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verb_To_Be_in_Portuguese_%E2%80%93_SER_and_ESTAR\"><\/span>Verb To Be in Portuguese &#8211; SER and ESTAR<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let&#8217;s learn how to use the verbs SER and ESTAR in Portuguese. These verbs are the equivalent of Verb To Be in English. In this post, we will be looking into the uses of these verbs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SER &ndash;<strong> PERMANENT STATE (Usually)<\/strong><br \/>ESTAR &ndash; <strong>TEMPORARY STATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let&#8217;s see how we conjugate the verbs in the Present Indicative!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verb_SER_in_the_Present_Indicative\"><\/span><strong>Verb SER in the Present Indicative:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eu <strong>sou<\/strong><br \/>Voc&ecirc;\/Ele\/Ela<strong> &eacute;<\/strong><br \/>N&oacute;s <strong>somos<\/strong><br \/>Voc&ecirc;s\/Eles\/Elas <strong>s&atilde;o<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese-SER.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verb_ESTAR_in_the_Present_Indicative\"><\/span><strong>Verb ESTAR in the Present Indicative:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eu <strong>estou<\/strong><br \/>Voc&ecirc;\/Ele\/Ela <strong>est&aacute;<\/strong><br \/>N&oacute;s<strong> estamos<\/strong><br \/>Voc&ecirc;s\/Eles\/Elas <strong>est&atilde;o<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese-ESTAR.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_of_verb_SER_and_special_cases\"><\/span><strong>Use of verb SER and special cases:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1) Possession<br \/><\/strong>Example: O viol&atilde;o <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> do Roberto. (This is Roberto&#8217;s guitar.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2) Days of the week<\/strong><br \/>Example: Hoje <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&eacute;<\/span><\/strong> quarta-feira. (Today is Wednesday.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3) Impersonal expressions<\/strong><br \/>Example: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&Eacute;<\/strong><\/span> importante falar portugu&ecirc;s. (It is important to speak Portuguese.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4) Religion<br \/><\/strong>Example: N&oacute;s <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">somos<\/span><\/strong> cat&oacute;licos. (We are catholics.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5) Political views<br \/><\/strong>Example: Elas <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">s&atilde;o<\/span><\/strong> socialistas. (They are socialists.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6) Marital status<br \/><\/strong>Example: Eu <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sou<\/strong><\/span> solteira, mas ele <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> casado. (I am single, but he is married.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>7) Profession<br \/><\/strong>Example: Pablo <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&eacute;<\/span><\/strong> professor. (Pablo is a teacher.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>8) Time<br \/><\/strong>Example: Agora <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>s&atilde;o<\/strong><\/span> tr&ecirc;s horas da tarde. (It is 3 pm now.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>9) Origin and nationality<br \/><\/strong>Example: Ele <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&eacute;<\/span><\/strong> da Argentina. Ele <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> argentino. (He is from Argentina. He is Argentinian.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>10) Name<br \/><\/strong>Example: Meu nome <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> Marcela. (My name is Marcela.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>11) Address<br \/><\/strong>Example: Meu endere&ccedil;o <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> Rua Farme de Amoedo, 135. (My address is&nbsp;Rua Farme de Amoedo, 135.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>12) Phone number<\/strong><br \/>Example: O telefone dela <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> 3888-8808. (Her phone number is 3888-8808.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>13) Identification<br \/><\/strong>Example: Aquilo <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> uma cadeira. (That is a chair.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>14) Flavor<br \/><\/strong>Example: O bolo <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&eacute;<\/span><\/strong> de chocolate. (The is a chocolate cake.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>15) Material<br \/><\/strong>Example: A camisa <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> de algod&atilde;o. (This is a cotton shirt.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>16) Purpose<\/strong><br \/>Example: A caneta <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> para escrever. (This pen is made for writting.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>17) Destination<br \/><\/strong>Example: Os chocolates <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>s&atilde;o<\/strong><\/span> para o Jean. (These chocolates are for Jean.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>18) Direction&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>Example: O museu <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> para l&aacute;. (The museum is that way.)<\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verb-to-be-in-portuguese-SER-and-ESTAR.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Observation:<\/strong> In addition to these, we use the verb SER to indicate a <strong>permanent location<\/strong> and <strong>permanent characteristics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Examples: Ipanema <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> no Rio de Janeiro. \/&nbsp;R&uacute;bia <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> simp&aacute;tica. (Ipanema is in Rio de Janeiro. \/ R&uacute;bia is a nice person.)<\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verbs-ser-and-estar-in-portuguese.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verb_ESTAR_in_Portuguese_%E2%80%93_Used_to_indicate\"><\/span><strong>Verb ESTAR in Portuguese &ndash; Used to indicate:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1) Non-permanent states<\/strong><br \/>Example: Hoje <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">est&aacute;<\/span><\/strong> calor. (Today is hot.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2) Transient location<br \/><\/strong>Example: Eles <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">est&atilde;o<\/span><\/strong> na praia. (They are at the beach.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3) Position<\/strong><br \/>Example: Nat&aacute;lia <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">est&aacute;<\/span><\/strong> sentada. (Nat&aacute;lia is seated.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4) Clothing<\/strong><br \/>Example: N&oacute;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>estamos<\/strong><\/span> de palet&oacute; e gravata. (We are using suit and tie.)<\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verbo-estar-em-portugues.mp3\" controls=\"controls\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATTENTION\"><\/span><strong>ATTENTION!!!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ele est&aacute; morto. (He is dead.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ba Adjectives such as <strong>morto<\/strong> (dead) do not indicate a permanent state, but rather a change of state, a transitoriness (from alive to dead). Therefore we use verb <strong>estar <\/strong>as a result. And then we can say:&nbsp; Ele <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>est&aacute;<\/strong><\/span> morto h&aacute; 10 minutos. (He has been dead for 10 minutes.)<\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verbo-estar-morto.mp3\" controls=\"controls\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remember\"><\/span>Remember:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The verb <strong>estar<\/strong> is transitive, while the verb <strong>ser<\/strong> is permanent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ela <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&eacute;<\/strong><\/span> bonita. (She is pretty.) \u25ba Permanent state<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ela <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>est&aacute;<\/strong><\/span> bonita. (She looks pretty.) \u25ba Temporary state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ela <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">est&aacute;<\/span><\/strong> bonita com aquele vestido. (She looks pretty with that dress.) \u25ba &#8220;Aquele vestido&#8221; marks a change, a transition.<\/p>\n<p><!--Simplest syntax--> <audio src=\"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/verbo-estar.mp3\" controls=\"controls\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"> I&#8217;m sorry. You&#8217;re browser doesn&#8217;t support HTML5 <code>audio<\/code>. <\/audio><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exercise\"><\/span><strong>Exercise:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Complete with verbs Ser or Estar (verb to be in Portuguese):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">a) Hoje o dia ____ quente.<br \/>b) Fernando ____ professor. Agora ele ____ na escola.<br \/>c) Paulo e Silvana ____ irm&atilde;os.<br \/>d) O nome dela ____ Sabrina.<br \/>e) O copo ____ na mesa. Ele ____ de cristal.<br \/>f) O bolo de laranja ____ uma del&iacute;cia. Posso comer mais?<br \/>g) Ant&ocirc;nio ____ do Brasil. Ele ____ brasileiro.<br \/>h) Onde ____ os livros? Eles ____ na mesa.<br \/>i) Por que voc&ecirc; ____ no Brasil?<br \/>j) Qual ____ seu telefone?<br \/>k) A caneta ____ da Karen.<br \/>l) Amanda ____ de cal&ccedil;a e jaqueta porque ____ com frio.<br \/>m) Reginaldo ____ cat&oacute;lico, mas os pais dele ____ evang&eacute;licos.<br \/>n) Eu ____ com fome e com sede.<br \/>o) Lennon ____ sentado, porque ____ cansado.<br \/>p) As flores ____ para a Maria.<br \/>q) O homem ____ morto.<br \/>r) Jo&atilde;o n&atilde;o ____ bonito com aquela roupa.<br \/>s) Os estudantes da Caminhos ____ inteligentes.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answers\"><\/span><strong>Answers:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">a) est&aacute;<br \/>b) &eacute;\/est&aacute;<br \/>c) s&atilde;o<br \/>d) &eacute;<br \/>e) est&aacute;\/&eacute;<br \/>f) est&aacute;<br \/>g) &eacute;\/&eacute;<br \/>h) est&atilde;o\/est&atilde;o<br \/>i) est&aacute;<br \/>j) &eacute;<br \/>k) &eacute;<br \/>l) est&aacute;\/est&aacute;<br \/>m) &eacute;\/s&atilde;o<br \/>n) estou<br \/>o) est&aacute;\/est&aacute;<br \/>p) s&atilde;o<br \/>q) est&aacute;<br \/>r) est&aacute;<br \/>s) s&atilde;o<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Learn_Portuguese\"><\/span>Learn Portuguese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now that you have learned how to use the verb To Be in Portuguese, you may improve your studies by taking classes at <a href=\"..\/es\">Caminhos Language Centre<\/a>. 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