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El profesor es muy antipático hoy.

El profesor es muy antipático hoy.
The teacher is very unpleasant today.
From Lesson 27:How, when, and why (cómo, cuándo, por qué)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El profesor es muy antipático hoy.

Why does this sentence use es instead of está if it describes how he is hoy (today)?
Normally, you use estar for temporary behavior, like how someone is acting right now. Using es (from the verb ser) describes someone's core personality. This sentence implies that the teacher is generally an unpleasant person, and we are just pointing it out today. If he were usually nice but just having a bad day, you would use está instead.
Does antipático mean "antipathetic"?
It's a "false friend"—it looks like an English word but has a different meaning. Antipático simply means "unpleasant," "unfriendly," or "mean." Its exact opposite is simpático (nice, friendly, or likable).
How would I ask why the teacher is unpleasant today using this lesson's question words?
You would use por qué (why). You can simply place it at the start of the sentence: ¿Por qué es el profesor muy antipático hoy? Remember that when asking a question, por qué is always written as two separate words with an accent mark on the é.
If I wanted to ask how the teacher is, which question word do I use?
You would use cómo (how). To ask about his general personality, you'd say ¿Cómo es el profesor? (What is the teacher like?). If you wanted to know how he is doing or acting today, you'd switch to the verb estar and ask ¿Cómo está el profesor hoy?

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