estou

Galician

Verb

estou

first-person singular present indicative of estar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

tô (Brazil, nonstandard)
istô (Brazil, eye dialect)
tou (Portugal, eye dialect)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estou, from Latin stō.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈto(w)/ [isˈto(ʊ̯)], /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈto(w)/ [iʃˈto(ʊ̯)], /eʃˈto(w)/ [eʃˈto(ʊ̯)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈto(w)/ [esˈto(ʊ̯)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈto(w)/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈtow/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈto/

Rhymes: -ow, -o
Hyphenation: es‧tou

Verb

estou

first-person singular present indicative of estar
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enígma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 19:
  Estou perfeitamente satisfeito com a segurança que tenho [...]
  I am perfectly satisfied with the security I have [...]
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 375:
  Confiem em mim. Sei o que estou fazendo...
  Trust me. I know what I'm doing...

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