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ESTAR – to be, using Ser, To say what your "more permanent…
ESTAR – to be
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physical condition (of something, someone or a place)
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temporary jobs
estar (not ser), followed by the preposition de.
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using Ser
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Note - Alejandro is not happy temporarily, rather "happy" is his permanent characteristic, i.e he is always smiling and positive.
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To say what your "more permanent profession" is see Using ser (not estar) to say what you do for a living.
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ownership
- de to indicate ownership) [Something] + ser (conjugated) + de + [someone]
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purpose
ser (not estar) with the preposition para, to indicate a purpose
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feelings, emotions, and physical conditions or states of people.
are considered as temporary states, and this is why we use estar and not ser.
Using estar (not ser) when talking about physical condition of something, someone or a place
this specific use of estar is used for non-permanent conditions. For permanent physical descriptions see Using ser (not estar) to express an essential or permanent characteristic
To say what your "more permanent profession" is see Using ser (not estar) to say what you do for a living.
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do not add the indefinite article un/una [a] before the profession. ¿Tú eres [una] azafata? -Sí, soy [una] azafata.
Are you a stewardess?-Yes, I am a stewardess.
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ser is followed by de, however estar is followed by hecho de. The word hecho acts as an adjective, it needs to agree with the noun it is modifying.
Notice that for the questions, the preposition de comes first.
You will often find a preposition after ser in these cases to introduce the part of the phrase that indicates time or location.
PLACE and LoCo.
PLACE stands for Position,
Location,
Action,
Condition,
and Emotion.
LoCo stands for Locations
and Conditions