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07. The Verb “Estar”

• Time range: 00:26:08 – 00:32:28 (duration 00:06:20)
• Source: A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish (The Conclusion)

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[00:26:09] in Spanish means to be as in being or existing unlike the weird conjugations

[on-screen 00:26:12] ser - to be/exist (Yo) soy | (Nosotros) somos (El) es (Ellos) son

[00:26:13] with the verb the verb EST actually

[on-screen 00:26:14] estar - to be/exist (Yo) estoy | (Nosotros) estamos (Tu) estas (Vosotros) estais (El) esta (Ellos) estan

[00:26:15] follows the normal syntax of conjugating regular ar verbs and it looks like this in Spanish to EST or EST EST EST and estan before I explain the primary uses of the verb EST I first need to note a few important things about this verb just visually looking at its syntax you can probably tell that the conjugation for the yo pronoun is irregular because

[on-screen 00:26:37] estar - to be/exist (Yo) estoy | (Nosotros) estamos (Tu) estas (Vosotros) estais (El) esta (Ellos) estan

[00:26:38] it ends with a Y and this is done specifically to not get it confused with the demonstrative adjective esto esto

[on-screen 00:26:43] estoy - (I) am esto - this (n)

[00:26:44] means this in the neutral form whenever you're referring to something and you don't know what it is you will always

[on-screen 00:26:48] estoy - (I) am esto - this (n) éQué es esto? What is this?

[00:26:48] say kesto indicating what is this without knowing if the object you're referring to is masculine or feminine

[on-screen 00:26:54] estar - to be/exist (Yo) estoy | (Nosotros) estamos (Tu) estas (Vosotros) estais (El) esta (Ellos) estan

[00:26:54] another important thing to note with estar is that the pronouns to L and AOS all have accents on the A and this is also done on purpose because if you were

[on-screen 00:27:02] estas - These (f) esta - This (f)

[00:27:02] to remove the accents you would have different words these words pronounced estas and esta mean these and this feminine but with the accent they mean

[on-screen 00:27:09] estas - These (f) esta - This (f) estas - (You) are esta - (He/She) is

[00:27:10] you are and he or she is so it's really

[on-screen 00:27:13] estar - to be/exist (Yo) estoy | (Nosotros) estamos (Tu) estas (Vosotros) estais (El) esta (Ellos) estan

[00:27:13] important to put accents on them and put the emphasis on the a as always try not

[on-screen 00:27:17] estar - to be/exist (Yo) estoy | (Nosotros) estamos (Tu) estas Wosotros estais (El) esta (Ellos) esta

[00:27:17] focusing on these conjugations because they're not used as often as the other ones in conversation now the most

[on-screen 00:27:21] What estar applies to:

[00:27:22] important thing to note about the verb estar is that even though it means to be as in being its uses are completely different from the verb s which I explained in one of my previous videos the verb estar mainly applies to these uses the present progressive location

[on-screen 00:27:33] What estar applies to: 1. Present progressive 2. Location (spatial relationship) 3. Health, conditions, and emotions

[00:27:34] and health conditions and emotions number one the present progressive the

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1. Present Progressive

[00:27:38] present progressive is something that I explained in the video before this one so you should be familiar with the syntax but now this is where we can start using the conjugations that apply to other pronouns for instance if you

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1. Present Progressive He is running —— El esta corriendo You are thinking ——> Tu estas pensando

[00:27:47] want to say that he is running you would use the conjugated verb estar for the he pronoun which would be if you want to say you are thinking you would say to EST both of these verbs are actions that are happening right now which explains why the verb EST is used here and the same principle applies to any pronoun and verb that you want to use in the present progressive number

[on-screen 00:28:06] e 2. Location (spatial relationship relative to where someone or something is)

[00:28:06] two location and whenever I speak of location I speak of spatial relationships relative to where something or someone is as of this moment you might have heard the saying

[on-screen 00:28:15] e 2. Location (spatial relationship relative to where someone or something is) éDonde estas (tu)? ——-4 Where are you?

[00:28:15] don't EST which means where are you the reason why the verb EST is used here is because the question is asking where one is right now and if you're answering this question you will likewise use the

[on-screen 00:28:23] e 2. Location (spatial relationship relative to where someone or something is) éDonde estas (tu)? Yo estoy en lacasa (in the house)

[00:28:24] verb estar by saying yo esto in whichever location you want to say using location with a can also indicate where something or someone is relative to a different object when asking don't EST you can also reply

[on-screen 00:28:35] e 2. Location (spatial relationship relative to where someone or something is) éDonde estas (tu)? Yo estoy al lado de la casa (to the next of the house)

[00:28:36] with which would mean I am next to the house or to the next of the house and the reason why St is used here is because it uses a location in relation to something else the same principle applies to any pronoun verb and location you want to use and the last usage to

[on-screen 00:28:49] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions

[00:28:49] know what the verb estar is health conditions and emotions and this is by far the trickiest use of the verb estar because it's the number one concept that most students struggle with with whenever I refer to conditions and emotions I'm talking about adjectives

[on-screen 00:29:00] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions Conditions and emotions refer to something that is being felt in the current moment and NOT a physical trait

[00:29:01] that people use to refer to something that they feel right now and not a physical trait you might remember me

[on-screen 00:29:06] 3. Physical traits You are beautiful Tu eres bonito/a

[00:29:06] saying that the verb said is used for physical traits and while that's true the conditions and emotions of people

[on-screen 00:29:10] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions Conditions and emotions refer to something that is being felt in the current moment and NOTa physical trait

[00:29:11] and sometimes objects primarily refer to something that somebody feels rather than being a factual statement looking at this example both the words Alto and

[on-screen 00:29:17] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El es alto Yo estoy feliz He is tall lam happy

[00:29:19] Feliz are adjectives but one is a

[on-screen 00:29:21] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El es alto Yo estoy feliz He is tall lam happy tall is a factual happy is an emotion and physical trait that changes over time

[00:29:21] factual and physical trait while the other is an emotion that changes over time while the verb said refers to factual statements part of which includes physical traits which are factual about oneself the adjective is using the conjugation s because the verb said refers to factual statements LS Alto he is tall is a factual statement because you cannot change that fact however once you start including emotions this is where you need to have a different sense of being because by saying yiz I am happy I'm indicating

[on-screen 00:29:46] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El es alto Yo estoy feliz He is tall lam happy tall is a factual happy is an emotion and physical trait that changes over time happy indicates having a feeling of happiness that will change, rather than a fact

[00:29:46] that I'm feeling happy and that my feeling will change in time rather than this being a factual statement about me

[on-screen 00:29:51] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yo soy feliz

[00:29:51] if you were to switch them and say and this is where the meaning in both sentences completely Chang changes by saying Alto you're basically saying

[on-screen 00:30:00] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yo soy feliz He is feeling tall

[00:30:00] that he is feeling tall rather than him factually being tall which would be an

[on-screen 00:30:03] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yo soy feliz s feelin l

[00:30:03] incorrect use of the verb EST because the verb estar refers to conditions and

[on-screen 00:30:06] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions Elesta alto Yo soy feliz estar refers to conditions and emotions that actively change over time

[00:30:07] emotions that actively change over time Alto means tall and masculine which is an adjective that refers to a physical and factual trait about oneself rather than a Feeling by saying y fiz I'm

[on-screen 00:30:16] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yo soy feliz

[00:30:17] saying that I am happy as in I am a

[on-screen 00:30:19] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yo soy feliz lama happy person in general

[00:30:19] happy person in general I was born happy I'm happy now and I will die happy all of this being a false statement because

[on-screen 00:30:24] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yo.soy feliz lama py person in general

[on-screen 00:30:25] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions El esta alto Yosoy feliz lama py pers6n in general happiness is a feeling that changes which doesn’t allow the verb ser to be used

[00:30:25] happiness is a feeling that changes over time it doesn't allow the verb said to be used here so instead you would want

[on-screen 00:30:30] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions ser estar El es alto Yo estoy feliz N\ / physical and factual conditions and traits about oneself emotions that change over time

[00:30:30] to look carefully at the difference between physical and factual traits about oneself and conditions and emotions that change over time and with conditions and emotions you might find

[on-screen 00:30:38] 3. Health/Conditions/Emotions lam good - Yo estoy bien You are busy - Tu estas ocupado The doors are open - Las puertas estan abiertas

[00:30:38] these phrases and adjectives to be the most practical and 99% of the time they all use the verb estar because all of these conditions are emotions that change over time and don't remain factual I am good esto BN indicates that I'm feeling good rather than me being a good person in general you are busy estas okup indicates that you are busy as of this moment and you will not be busy in the future which doesn't allow the statement to be factual about you hence EST is used the doors are open this means that the doors are open now but the recondition will probably change in the future and also you might have noticed that the ending of some of these adjectives end in o or as and that is because adjectives in Spanish have gender and plurality and as a matter of fact I will describe the concept of adjectives in the video after this one hopefully I'm making myself as clear as possible with what to do with the verb estar and in case you still don't understand the concept the verb estar

[on-screen 00:31:26] Estar mainly applies to uses that are happening right now, and so they will change in the future

[00:31:26] mainly applies to uses that are happening right now at this moment and they're most likely to change in the future just like I listed examples in my set video the uses of the verb estar likewise have a connective pattern across all examples that are used in this video there are other uses of the verb estar like weather expressions but

[on-screen 00:31:40] 4. Weather expressions esta nublado - it is cloudy

[00:31:41] they're not as important as the primary

[on-screen 00:31:42] 4. ther expressions esta n do - itis

[00:31:43] uses in this video the present

[on-screen 00:31:44] Estar mainly applies to uses that are happening right now, and so they will change in the future 1. Present progressive 2. Location 3. Conditions and emotions

[00:31:44] progressive location and conditions and emotions are the primary uses of the verb estop and all of these uses have a connection and that is they're happening right now by saying eloro I'm saying

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1. Present progressive e él esta corriendo - he is running right now 2. Location 3. Conditions and emotions

[00:31:54] that he is running right now but he will not be running in the future by saying y

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1. Present progressive e él esta corriendo - he is running right now 2. Location e yo estoy en la casa - | am in the house right now 3. Conditions and emotions

[00:31:58] esta I'm saying that I'm in the house right now but I will not be in the future by saying to EST ok I'm saying

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1. Present progressive e él esta corriendo - he is running right now 2. Location ¢ yo estoy en la casa - | am in the house right now 3. Conditions and emotions e tu estas ocupado - you are busy right now

[00:32:04] that you are busy right now but you will not be in the future when you really think about it it makes sense why Spanish has two verbs for being or to be because half the time you utilize verbs that describe you factually and these can never change but on the other half of the time you're describing yourself

[on-screen 00:32:16] Ser Estar sermlanen vemborar

[00:32:17] using traits that apply for the moment and now you might also understand why some teachers say that the verb said applies to permanent traits while estar refers to Temporary traits because some conditions last forever while other happen right now Spanish has many