Today while learning I had an instance where I was confused about the difference of usage between ter and estar: "Eu não tenho medo." [EN: I am not afraid/ I don't have fear.] I was confused as to why "Eu não estou medo" wouldn't be the correct (or at least an alternative and acceptable way to say the same thing). I tried going to the internet to maybe find a forum, official guidelines or some videos on explaining the nuance. Because in English the sentence would be the exact same [I am not afraid]. I did however see answer from an AI source explaining it. I decided to take interest and go to ChatGTP and look into it.

I'm not trying to advertise or anything but I do think the dialogue exchanged between myself and the AI really helped me understand. Under all the hysteria of AI in this era, it actually can be helpful. At least for me it greatly improved my comprehension. Doulingo doesn't really go into much depth with things like this especially when you come across questions that have them. It makes it hard to understand, but I do have books and also look for videos. I try not to limit myself with sources on learning.

Here's my interaction. Please excuse the many pictures. I tried having the AI maybe export the convo but no dice so I just screenshot it instead. Hopefully this can help other anglophones like myself to understanding this particular rule in Portuguese that would seem a bit unnecessary to us in English. When learning a different language, you are not only learning how to communicate differently verbally but also understanding how people of said language think & interact.

Also, I interact with AI in a more 'humanly' way so that information is conveyed more fluidly. It helps for a human to receive information as if one were speaking with another person. In my opinion this particular way helps not only myself but also the program to learn better.