Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

Verb estar
Use	Example	English
Temporary states	Eles estão muito tristes hoje.	They are very sad today.
Estar + gerund, to express changes and temporary situations	Alguns lugares em São Paulo estão ficando cada vez mais caros.	Some places in São Paulo are getting more and more expensive.
Estar + gerund, to talk about weather conditions at a specific moment Use only 3rd person singular forms in all tenses.	Está chovendo.	It's raining.
	Estava nevando quando cheguei a Estocolmo.	It was snowing when I got to Stockholm.
Estar com + physical sensations	Estou com fome. Estava com sede. Estou com sono.	I'm hungry. I was thirsty. I'm sleepy.
Estar com + illnesses	Ela está com dor de cabeça. Ele está com dor de dente. Ele está com hepatite.	She has a headache. He has a toothache. He has hepatitis