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TO BE, OR TO BE! (huh?) SPANISH OFFERS TWO DIFFERENT VERBS WHICH BOTH MEAN “TO BE” : SER AND...
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TO BE,
OR
TO BE!
(huh?)
SPANISH OFFERS
TWO DIFFERENT
VERBSWHICH BOTH
MEAN“TO BE” :
SER AND
ESTAR
“SO IF THEY BOTH MEAN THE SAME
THING, HOW DO I
KNOW WHICH ONE TO
USE---SER OR
ESTAR?”
IDIOT! THEY EACH
HAVE DIFFERENT
FUNCTIONS!!!
SER OR ESTAR:
TO BE OR TO BE?????
SER:to be ESTAR: to beSOY ESTOY =I AMERES ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES ESTÁ =HE,SHE,UD. IT ISSOMOS ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON ESTÁN =THEY, YA’LL ARE
SO,WHILE THEY HAVE THE
SAME MEANING…
SO,WHILE THEY HAVE THE
SAME MEANING…
THEY FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY?
EXACTLY!
ISTILL DON’
TGET IT…
DESCRIPTIONS: I AM TALL. YO SOY
ALTA.TIME:
IT IS 1:00. ES LA UNA.
CHARACTERISTICS:HE IS STUDIOUS. ES ESTUDIOSO.
ORIGINS:WE ARE FROM TEXAS. SOMOS DE
TEJAS.
“SER”FUNCTIONS TO SHOW
FOUR THINGS:
FEELINGS:THEY ARE HAPPY. ESTÁN CONTENTOS.
LOCATIONS:I AM HERE. ESTOY AQUÍ.
WHILE “ESTAR”
FUNCTIONS TO SHOW ONLY TWO:
I GET IT NOW…IF I’M
NOT TALKING ABOUT
FEELINGS OR LOCATIONS…
THEN I USE SER!!!EASY.
AND IF I AM TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS OR LOCATIONS…
THEN I USE ESTAR!!!I GET IT!
So which is it?—
And don’t mess this
up!!!
THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:
SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)
SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE
SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY
ELSE PLURAL ARE
1) It is 1:00. Is it a) Es la una. Orb) Está la una.
Of course it is “es”—it is not a feeling or location. It is TIME.
THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:
SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)
SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE
SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY
ELSE PLURAL ARE
2) I am here. Is it a) Soy aquí. Orb) Estoy aquí.
Of course it is “estoy”—it is a location.
THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:
SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)
SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE
SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY
ELSE PLURAL ARE
3) We are from Texas. Is it a) Somos de Texas. Orb) Estamos de Texas.
Of course it is “somos”—it is not a feeling or location.
It is AN ORIGIN.
THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:
SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)
SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE
SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY
ELSE PLURAL ARE
4) He is studious. Is it a) Es estudioso. Orb) Está estudioso.
Of course it is “es”—it is not a feeling or location. It is A CHARACTERISTIC.
THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:
SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)
SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE
SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY
ELSE PLURAL ARE
5) They are happy. Is it a) Son contentos. Orb) Están contentos.
Of course it is “están”—it is a feeling.
THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:
SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)
SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE
SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY
ELSE PLURAL ARE
6) I am tall. Is it a) Soy alta. Orb) Estoy alta.
Of course it is “soy”—it is not a feeling or location. It is A DESCRIPTION.
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