{"id":93,"date":"2007-10-02T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2007-10-02T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=93"},"modified":"2014-07-18T16:12:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T16:12:01","slug":"to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"To Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Here are the different ways of saying &#8216;to be&#8217; into Portuguese<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Like many verbs, the verb <b>to be<\/b> has not one, but several direct translations (<b>ser, estar, ficar<\/b>) in Portuguese, so it is important to learn and practice the correct verbal usage for each situation.<\/p>\n<p>1. <b>Ser<\/b> is used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With an adjective: <b>Ele \u00e9 alto.<\/b> <em>He is tall.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>With a pronoun or noun: <b>Foi voc\u00ea que robou o dinheiro.<\/b> <em>It was you who stole the money.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>To describe nationalities, occupations, religious or political affiliations: <b>Laura \u00e9 uma famosa bailarina.<\/b> <em>Laura is a famous dancer.<\/em>, <b>Ela \u00e9 grega.<\/b> <em>She is Greek.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>To define permanent location (<em>un<\/em>like Spanish!): <b>Boston \u00e9 nos Estados Unidos.<\/b> <em>Boston is in the United States.<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Caveat. 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