Spanish

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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			<th>Conjugations of ser</th>
			<th>Singular</th>
			<th>Plural</th>
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			<td>First person</td>
			<td>estoy</td>
			<td>estamos</td>
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			<td>Second person</td>
			<td>estás</td>
			<td>estáis</td>
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			<td>Third person</td>
			<td>está</td>
			<td>están</td>
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	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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			<th>Sentences with estar</th>
			<th>Uses</th>
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			<td>Estoy en el jardín. I am in the garden.</td>
			<td>location of person</td>
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			<td>Estás nerviosa hoy. You are nervous today.</td>
			<td>temporary state of person</td>
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			<td>Buenos Aires está en Argentina. Buenos Aires is in Argentina.</td>
			<td>location of geographic entity</td>
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			<td>El café está caliente. The coffee is hot.</td>
			<td>temporary state of object</td>
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			<td>Estamos contentos con el resultado. We are happy with the result.</td>
			<td>temporary state of person</td>
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			<td>Estáis borrachas. You are drunk.</td>
			<td>temporary state of person</td>
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			<td>Las bicicletas están en la casa. The bicyles are in the house.</td>
			<td>location of object</td>
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			<th>Sentences with ser</th>
			<th>Uses</th>
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			<td>Soy estudiante. I am a student.</td>
			<td>long-lasting property (occupation)</td>
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			<td>Eres una mona. You are a monkey.</td>
			<td>long-lasting property</td>
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			<td>La fiesta es en la casa. The party is in the house.</td>
			<td>location of event</td>
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			<td>Hoy es jueves. Today is Thursday.</td>
			<td>telling time</td>
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			<td>Somos amigos. We are friends.</td>
			<td>relation between people</td>
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			<td>Sois borrachas. You are drunkards.</td>
			<td>long-lasting property</td>
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			<td>Son manzanas. They are apples..</td>
			<td>long-lasting property</td>
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Estar

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

preposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

unknown

exclamatory

Word	estar
Meaning	to be
Part of speech	verb
Pronunciation

I am in the garden.	Estoy en el jardín.
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
You are nervous today.	Estás nerviosa hoy.
Buenos Aires is in Argentina.	Buenos Aires está en Argentina.
We are happy with the result.	Estamos contentos con el resultado.
You are drunk.	Estáis borrachas.
The bicycles are in the house.	Las bicicletas están en la casa.
How are you?	¿Cómo estás?
How are you?	¿Cómo está usted?
I am fine.	Estoy bien.
I am very well, thank you.	Estoy muy bien, gracias.
Your cats are hungry.	Sus gatos están hambrientos.
I believe that he's not here.	Creo que no está aquí.
All the people are here now.	Toda la gente está aquí ahora. Since la gente is grammatically singular, we use está instead of están.
I'm afraid when it's dark, even though there's no danger.	Tengo miedo cuando está oscuro, aunque no hay peligro.
We are about to leave.	Estamos a punto de salir.
The newspaper is under the table.	El periódico está bajo la mesa.
My back is against the wall.	Mi espalda está contra la pared.
Our company is behind the theater.	Nuestra compañia está tras el teatro.
Everyone except for you is here.	Todos excepto tú están aquí.

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