How to Say ‘Is shouting’ in Portuguese
Está a gritar
esh-TAH ah gree-TAR
[esh-TAH ah gree-TAR]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the European Portuguese way to form the present continuous: "estar a + infinitive".
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, this structure is one of the clearest differences from Brazilian Portuguese, which often uses "está gritando" instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[esh-TAH]
is
From estar; used here to form the present continuous in European Portuguese.
Está a gritar de alegria.
He/She is shouting with joy.
a
[ah]
to / -ing marker
In European Portuguese, a + infinitive forms an ongoing action.
Está a gritar porque houve golo.
He/She is shouting because there was a goal.
gritar
[gree-TAR]
to shout
Verb meaning to shout or yell loudly.
O adepto começou a gritar quando viu o lance.
The fan started shouting when he saw the play.
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