SER vs ESTAR: How, When and Why to use TO BE

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  • čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
  • A quick lesson explaining the differences between SER and ESTAR, the verb TO BE in Spanish.

Komentáře • 18

  • @cbsteffen
    @cbsteffen Před 7 lety +6

    Ser came from a Latin word meaning "to sit"; estar came from a Latin word meaning "to stand." As of location in this sense, you use ser for an event because that's a setting ("set" and "sit" have a connected etymology in English), but you use estar for a physical object because it basically stands wherever.

  • @jessebishop9349
    @jessebishop9349 Před 11 lety +6

    That taco stand in Mexico was cute ^_^

  • @hookedonspanish7951
    @hookedonspanish7951 Před 4 lety +4

    SER
    D-O-C-T-O-R
    D-escription
    O-ccupation
    C-haracteristic
    T-ime
    O-rigin
    R-elationship
    ESTAR
    P-L-A-C-E

    • @hookedonspanish7951
      @hookedonspanish7951 Před 3 lety

      @Benjamin Ku I understand but many students don't see characteristics as description. Using the 2 categories helps them to understand better but date is also a great choice😀👍

  • @willwarren8562
    @willwarren8562 Před 9 lety +3

    thanks bro helped out a lot! :)

  • @NiceBeanie
    @NiceBeanie Před 7 lety +3

    Very helpful! Thanks :)

  • @hookedonspanish7951
    @hookedonspanish7951 Před 4 lety

    The verbs in the infinitive form in Spanish end in "-ar, -er, -ir." The infinitive form in English have a "to" in front. Examples: estar (to be), caminar (to walk), ser (to be), correr (to run), vivir (to live), escribir (to write).

  • @someguy604
    @someguy604 Před 7 lety +1

    Hey maestro just to be clear 'La bicicleta es de Nicolas' and 'La bicicleta de Nicolas' is pretty much the same thing right? It just gives us another way to say the bike belongs to Nicolas?
    Also 'Ella es hija' would translate into 'she is a daughter'?

    • @MaestroKaplan
      @MaestroKaplan  Před 7 lety

      Sí.

    • @liamlee3288
      @liamlee3288 Před 5 lety

      la bicicleta de Nicolas would be the bike is from Nick's so no and ella es hija is she is a daughter but you'd probably never say that because every "she" is a daughter.

    • @amethystseawing9500
      @amethystseawing9500 Před 3 lety

      @@liamlee3288 Technically “de” can also be used for possession, so yes for the first one ^^

  • @liamlee3288
    @liamlee3288 Před 5 lety

    shout out to my boi mr obama

  • @Theelectroarcheologist
    @Theelectroarcheologist Před 10 lety +1

    Lol XD you said you had to do the (to be or not to be) quote.

    • @MaestroKaplan
      @MaestroKaplan  Před 10 lety +2

      yang6969XXX Sometimes my brain says not to but my boca just can't stop speaking. Glad to see you are still studying Spanish and watching the videos.

  • @dave_bed
    @dave_bed Před 5 lety

    hi