tá havendo

what's happening

→ estar
phrase Rare #38,350
what's happening Informal spoken form of “está havendo,” commonly used to ask what is going on or to say that something is happening.
PO: O que tá havendo aqui?
EN: What's happening here?

O que tá havendo lá?

What's going on over there?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Que tá havendo?

What's going on?

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Tá havendo engano, não, marginal!

You're mistaken, aren't you, punk!

— Cabras da Peste (2021)

Wang, que que tá havendo lá fora?

Wang, what's going on outside?

— Em Busca da Vida (2006)

Senhores, acho que tá havendo um engano.

Gentlemen, I think there’s been a mistake.

— Cabras da Peste (2021)