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Spanish has two verbs for to be: ser and estar.
Estar is used for states/conditions that can change, especially physical or emotional states:
- Estoy cansado. = I’m (feeling) tired.
- Estoy enfermo. = I’m (currently) sick.
Ser is used for inherent characteristics, identity, and more permanent traits:
- Soy alto. = I’m tall.
- Soy mexicano. = I’m Mexican.
If you said soy cansado, it would sound like “I am a tiring person” or “I tend to be a weary type,” an odd personality description. To say “I’m tired” (as in, right now / these days), you need estoy cansado.