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Originally posted by Davy
Could somebody try and explain to me WHEN i use SER and when do i use ESTAR in Spanish. I have some difficulty with it!
Thanks.
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Suki: Davy, Ser is used when it is a permanent state of being. Such as: Soy mujer, soy hombre. Estar is used when it is a temporary state of being such as: estoy cansado, estoy enfermo, estoy en Inglaterra. Though there are exceptions in which you may use both or either one (depending on how you consider yourself) such as : soy casado, estoy casado....jaja. For example your religion is permanent in Spanish such as: soy cristiana, soy budista, soy judia. But feelings and anything non-permanent is temporary to be and as such it would be estar. Estoy alegre, estoy enojado, estoy feliz. Estoy entrenando, estoy viajando, estoy comiendo (present progressive verb form in Spanish is temporary).
Hope it helps. Suki.