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How to Say ‘It's still under review’ in Portuguese

Ainda está em análise

ah-EEN-dah shtah ehm ah-NAH-lee-zeh

[ah-EEN-dah shtah ehm ah-NAH-lee-zeh]

💬 Usage Tip: está em plus a noun describes where something stands, as in está em análise or está em espera "it's on hold".

Phrase Breakdown

Ainda está

ah-EEN-dah shtah

It is still

'Ainda' means 'still' and is stressed 'a-IN-da', with a nasal 'in'. 'Está' is stressed at the end.

Example

Ainda está aberto?

Is it still open?

Words in this phrase

Ainda

[ah-EEN-dah]

still

Indicates something continues to be true.

Example

Ele ainda está aqui.

He is still here.

está

[shtah]

are (you, formal) / is

Form of 'estar' (to be, for states) used with 'você' or formal address, or for he/she/it.

Example

O senhor está cansado?

Are you tired, sir?

em análise

ehm ah-NAH-lee-zeh

under review

'Em' is a nasal sound that links into the next word. 'Análise' is stressed 'a-NÁ-li-z', and the 's' sounds like 'z'.

Example

O documento está em análise.

The document is under review.

Words in this phrase

[ehm]

Used to indicate inclusion within space or limits.

Example

Está em casa.

It's in the house.

análise

[ah-NAH-lee-zeh]

analysis, review

Examination; 'em análise' means under review.

Example

Os documentos estão em análise.

The documents are under review.

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