estou

Meaning

first-person singular present indicative of estar

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
es‧tou
Pronounced as (IPA)
/isˈto(w)/
Etymology

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

New
estar

  1. (intransitive) to be (indicates location in space)
  2. (copulative) to be (denotes a transient quality; a quality expected to change)
  3. (auxiliary) to be; forms the progressive aspect
  4. (intransitive) to cost (to be worth a certain amount of money), especially of something whose price changes often
  5. (copulative) to look, to appear (to give an appearance of being)
  6. to stand

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