Word
En la biblioteca hay un estudiante muy callado que siempre se sienta al fondo.
Meaning
In the library there is a very quiet student who always sits at the back.
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Breakdown of En la biblioteca hay un estudiante muy callado que siempre se sienta al fondo.
un
a
en
in
el estudiante
the student
muy
very
Questions & Answers about En la biblioteca hay un estudiante muy callado que siempre se sienta al fondo.
Why is it hay and not está or es in “En la biblioteca hay un estudiante…”?
Hay means “there is / there are” and is used to introduce the existence of something, usually with an indefinite article (un, una) or no article.
- Hay un estudiante = There is a student (we’re just saying that such a student exists there).
- Está el estudiante would suggest a specific, already known student: The student is there.
- Es is used for permanent characteristics, definitions, professions, etc., not for location like this.
So hay is correct because we’re introducing “a student”, not talking about a specific, previously known one.
Why does the sentence start with “En la biblioteca”? Could I say “Hay un estudiante muy callado en la biblioteca…” instead?
Why is with and not ?