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Ser, the indefinite articles - un, una , unos and unas may not be used…
Ser
Uses of Ser
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Descriptions are the essential qualities that define a person or thing and probably won’t change anytime soon. These descriptions can be names, physical descriptions, nationalities, and even religions.
- Occupations / what do you do for a living
An occupation is what someone does for a living or as a hobby. Basically, if you're talking about how someone makes money or fills their time, you'll use ser.
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Characteristics are personality descriptions of a person. This category is included to hammer home the point that ser is used to talk about descriptions.
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Amalia es inteligente, atrevida, y amable.
Amalia is intelligent, daring, and friendly.
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Time can refer to days, dates, years, and the time on the clock. (time expressions involving days, dates, and hours.) time, days, dates and seasons
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Ahora es la una y media.
Right now, it is one thirty.
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The place a person or thing is from or the material something is made of can be considered an origin. Ser (conjugated) + de + [origin]
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::red_cross:: ser + de + location. :red_cross:: it is compulsory to use the preposition de to express origin with towns, cities, countries or islands
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- Relationships such as family ties, friendship or romantic relationships,
Personal relationships, such as family ties, friendship, and romantic relationships, are also talked about using ser.
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the indefinite articles - un, una , unos and unas may not be used when talking about occupations with ser.
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Estar
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Uses of Estar
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- Location When you are talking about where [something/someone] is in Spanish, you use the verb estar + [location].
The location of someone or something describes where it is permanently, temporarily, or imaginary/ conceptually. - it can be a person or item’s geographic or physical location
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:red_cross:: For the location of an event or party, use ser. :red_cross:
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:red_cross: :You can also consider the posture or position of a person or thing a sort of location. :red_cross:
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Estar is used to describe ongoing actions and is often followed by a present participle (such as lavando) or a past participle (such as muerto).
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Physical and mental conditions are described using estar. Things that are likely to vary over several hours, days, or even years can fall into this category.
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Marina, estás muy guapa hoy.
Marina, you look very pretty today.
- Emotions (Feelings and Emotions)
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ser is used with the essential qualities that define a person or thing and that are not likely to change in the near future.
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You can use ser to answer the questions Where is this from? and What is this made of?.
In other words, ser is used to describe the essential origin of a person or thing. This can be either a place origin or a material origin.
Exception! The location of an event or party is described using ser, not estar. :forbidden:
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Intriguingly, death in Spanish is seen as an ongoing action, not a permanent state, so estar is used to talk about being dead.
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