L38 Span 202 Lecture 1: Equivalents of To Be - Ser, Estar
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Sunday, august 23, 2015: establishes identity or equivalence between two elements of a sentence (nouns, pronouns, or phrases) Dos y dos son cuatro: indicates origin, time, dates, possession (with de), and the time or location of an event. El concierto es a las 8:00: forms constructions with the passive voice. Ese libro fue escrito por un autor bien conocido. Estar: indicates the location of an object. Ser: de nes the norm with adjectives. El le n es feroz: ser indicates the lion"s characteristic temperament: establishes objective reality. La ni a es bonita: ser indicates everyone considers her attractive: establishes an inherent characteristic of someone or something. Concha es alegre: ser indicates that concha"s happiness is characteristic of her personality. Estar: indicates a state or condition that is a change from the norm. Ahora el le n est manso: estar indicates an atypical state (tameness: communicates a judgement or subjective perception on the part of the speaker.
