está

está

1. third-person singular present indicative of estar
2. second-person singular imperative of estar

• tá (eye dialect or nonstandard)
• està (obsolete)

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃta/, /ɨʃ.ˈta/, /iʃ.ˈta/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈta/, /isˈta/
  • Homophone: estar (with -r dropping)
• (colloquial, Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta/

está

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of estar
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 546:

     Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha?

     It's time to test our talents in the real world, don't you think?

   • 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 228:

     Você está me chamando de maluco?

     Are you calling me crazy?

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of estar

• IPA^(key): /esˈta/, [esˈt̪a]

está

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of estar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of estar; (he/she/it/one) is
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of estar.

• stá (informal)