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In this lesson you will learn about the irregular Spanish verb estar.
	Let's see how to conjugate it, and then see it's meaning by looking at some example sentences.


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	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Conjugations of ser</th>
			<th>Singular</th>
			<th>Plural</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>First person</td>
			<td>estoy</td>
			<td>estamos</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Second person</td>
			<td>estás</td>
			<td>estáis</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Third person</td>
			<td>está</td>
			<td>están</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>


	Estar has a meaning close to ser, but is used in different situations.


	When talking about characteristics of persons or things, estar is often used for things that are of a more temporary nature than ser.
	For example, ser is used to describe someone as a drunkard, a not so temporary characteristic, whereas estar is used to describe someone as being drunk.


	For the same reason, ser is used to describe someone's origin, occupation, religious or political affiliation, relations between people, and character.


	Estar is normally used to describe the location of people and things, even when they are permanent locations, whereas ser is used to describe the location of events.


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	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Sentences with estar</th>
			<th>Uses</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Estoy en el jardín. I am in the garden.</td>
			<td>location of person</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Estás nerviosa hoy. You are nervous today.</td>
			<td>temporary state of person</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Buenos Aires está en Argentina. Buenos Aires is in Argentina.</td>
			<td>location of geographic entity</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>El café está caliente. The coffee is hot.</td>
			<td>temporary state of object</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Estamos contentos con el resultado. We are happy with the result.</td>
			<td>temporary state of person</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Estáis borrachas. You are drunk.</td>
			<td>temporary state of person</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Las bicicletas están en la casa. The bicyles are in the house.</td>
			<td>location of object</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<table class="ui celled fixed table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Sentences with ser</th>
			<th>Uses</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Soy estudiante. I am a student.</td>
			<td>long-lasting property (occupation)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Eres una mona. You are a monkey.</td>
			<td>long-lasting property</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>La fiesta es en la casa. The party is in the house.</td>
			<td>location of event</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Hoy es jueves. Today is Thursday.</td>
			<td>telling time</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Somos amigos. We are friends.</td>
			<td>relation between people</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Sois borrachas. You are drunkards.</td>
			<td>long-lasting property</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Son manzanas. They are apples..</td>
			<td>long-lasting property</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

Estar

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

preposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

unknown

exclamatory

invariant noun

Declinable nouns

Personal subject pronouns 2

The present tense in -ar 2

Articles, nouns and gender

The present tense in -er 2

The present tense in -ir 2

The plural forms of nouns and articles

Adjectives

The days of the week

Questions

Counting from 16 to 29

Z: Miscellaneous

Irregularities in plural nouns

Invariant nouns

The times of the day

Negation

Personal subject pronouns 1

The present tense in -ar 1

Word order

The present tense in -er 1

The present tense in -ir 1

Deber + infinitive

Word stress

Counting from 0 to 15

Z: Animals

Z: Food

Z: Phrases

Z: Clothing

Diphthongs

Question words

Greeting

Z: Fruits

Z: Vegetables

Colors

Z: Verbs

Meeting

Possessive determiners

Time units

Tener

Demonstratives

Conjunctions 3

Family

Z: Prepositions

Z: Dates and time

Z: The months of the year

Z: Seasons

Z: Household

Tener que + infinitive

Venir

Conjunctions 1: Que

Here and there

Food

A + direct object

Animals

When the indefinite article is not used

Professions

Clothing

Conjunctions 2: And, or

General pronouns and double negation

Z: Conjunctions

Contractions

Z: Sizes

The head and the face

The human body

Organs

Direct object pronouns

Verbs where -o becomes -go

Verbs where e becomes i

Prepositions

Prepositions 2

Possessive pronouns

Verbs where o becomes ue

Counting from 30 to 99

Counting from 100 to 999

01 Gender of nouns

1.2.3

1.2.4

1.2.5

1.2.6

1.2.7

Question	Answer
to be	estar
conjugate estar	(yo) estoy
conjugate estar	(tú) estás
conjugate estar	(el/ella/usted) está
conjugate estar	(nosotros/nosotras) estamos
conjugate estar	(vosotros/vosotras) estáis
conjugate estar	(ellos/ellas/ustedes) están
the garden	el jardín
I am in the garden.	Estoy en el jardín.
nervous	nervioso
You^{^FEM} are nervous today.	Estás nerviosa hoy.
Argentina	Argentina
Buenos Aires is in Argentina.	Buenos Aires está en Argentina.
the coffee	el café
hot	caliente
The coffee is hot.	El café está caliente.
content, pleased, satisfies, happy, glad	contento
the result, the outcome	el resultado
We are happy with the result.	Estamos contentos con el resultado.
drunk	borracho
You^{^FEM} are drunk.	Estáis borrachas.
the bicycle	la bicicleta
The bicycles are in the house.	Las bicicletas están en la casa.

Spanish 23 - Estar

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