Now we arrive at a very different juncture than in what we find in English. Nouns, adjectives and personal pronouns have to match by a gender thing.  This is a complicated part for learners of languages such as English speakers.

In English, he is smart and she is smart. *No change*

In Portuguese, ele e' esperto and ela e' esperta. *Change*

This means that for most situations of describing a man, the respective adjective matches the noun/pronoun and ends with the letter o. For women, the respective adjective ends with the letter a. This applies to a majority of subject/adjective agreements.

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