SER AND ESTAR FOR TO BE, ÊTRE, SEIN
In English we have to be ; in French, être ; in German sein and in Spanish ser and estar . Those three languages make do with only one verb, and their speakers seem happy. Read below some of the Spanish possibilities and how English copes with them: Ser listo to be clever Estar listo to be ready Estar seguro to be sure Ser seguro to be safe Ser malo to be bad, naughty Estar malo to be sick, ill Ser bueno to be good Es...