Do you use estar with adjectives?
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Asked by: Dusty Tuxedo
As a rule of thumb, we can remember that ser is used when something is fundamentally a certain way; estar is only used for temporary conditions.
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Ser/Estar + adjective.
| adjective | ser | estar |
|---|---|---|
| despierto | be alert | be awake |
| guapo | be pretty/handsome | look pretty/handsome |
| joven | be young | look young |
| listo | be smart | be done/ready |
What words do you use with estar?
Estar
| Use ESTAR for… | Por ejemplo | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | Está nublado. | It’s cloudy. |
| Physical Health | Estoy enfermo. | I’m sick. |
| Mental Health and Well Being | Estamos cansados. | We are tired. |
| Emotions | Estás triste. | You’re sad. |
What does estar go with?
Estar is used to express a person or item’s geographic or physical location. These can be permanent or temporary, real or imaginary. El baño está a la derecha de la sala.
When should estar be used?
Estar is used to talk about HOW something is, so we use it for conditions, locations, emotions, and actions (temporary states).
What are 5 sentences using estar?
Read and listen to these sentences with estar:
- Yo estoy en la cocina. I am in the kitchen.
- Tú estás cansado. You are tired.
- Él está en casa de su madre. He is at his mother’s house.
- Ella está en el tren. …
- Usted está pálido. …
- Nosotros estamos en Uruguay esta semana. …
- Vosotros estáis aburridos. …
- Ellos están delgados.
How do you use estar in a sentence?
Example: El pollo está muy bueno. (The chicken is really good.) In this case, we use estar because we are specifically describing the chicken we are eating. If you were to say El pollo es bueno, you would be saying that ALL chicken is good or delicious.
How do you use estar when talking about a place?
So for example if you want to say I'm in the classroom. You could say yo estoy in la clase.
Is location always estar?
Estar vs. Ser When Referring to Location. Although both are verbs for “to be,” estar and ser are seldom interchangeable, and that is true especially when they are used for location. Although estar typically is used to describe where a person or thing is located, when speaking of events ser must be used.
What are the 6 forms of estar?
Lesson Summary
To describe how you feel or where you are, you use the present indicative forms of estar – estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.
What is the conjugation of estar?
Estar Conjugation: Simple Tenses of the Indicative Mood
| Subject | Present | Preterite |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estoy | estuve |
| tú | estás | estuviste |
| él/ella | está | estuvo |
| nosotros | estamos | estuvimos |
What’s the difference between ser and estar?
Ser tells you what something is, the nature of its being, while estar refers more to what something does. You might use soy (the first-person present of ser, meaning “I am”) to explain who or what you are, but you’d use estoy (the first-person present of estar) to tell what you are being or doing.
How do you remember ser and estar?
The uses of ser can be memorised using the acronym “DOCTOR”: Date/description. Occupation. Characteristic.
“Estar” can be remembered using the acronym “PLACE”:
- Position.
- Location.
- Action.
- Condition.
- Emotion.
What is the difference between Yo soy and estoy?
We use soy when we are talking about permanent things, things that do not change from day to day, or hour to hour. I might say “Soy estudiante” meaning I am a student. On the other hand, we use estoy when we are talking about states or variable things, like the weather or somebody’s mood or location.
