Verb 'estar' versus 'ser'
Verbo 'estar' versus 'ser'
- estar
- location
- Madrid está en España. = Madrid is in Spain.
- Él está en la casa. = He is in the house.
- state/condition
- ¿Cómo está la comida? = How is the dinner?
- La comida está fría. = The dinner is cold.
- idiomatic expression
- Él está de pie. = He is standing.
- Él está en camino. = He is on the way.
- progressive tense
- Él está comiendo. = He is eating.
- ser
- date/time
- Es enero. = It is January.
- Es la una. = It is one o'clock.
- place of origin
- Él es de España. = He is from Spain.
- occupation
- Él es profesor. = He is a teacher.
- nationality
- Él es español. = He is Spanish.
- affiliation
- Él es un centrista. = He is a centrist.
- Él es un ateo. = He is an atheist.
- type of material
- Es de madera. = It is of wood.
- possession
- personal relationship
- Él es mi padre. = He is my father.
- Él es mi doctor. = He is my médico.
- event location
- El evento es allí. = The event is there.
- El espectáculo es en el teatro. = The show is in the theatre.
- essential quality
- Él es un hombre bueno. = He is a good man.
- La rosa es roja. = The rose is red.
- certain impersonal expression
- Es importante practicar. = It is important to practise.