¿Tiene hambre? o ¿Está hambre? o están los dos correctos?
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Same with ¿Tiene frío? o ¿Está frío?
(I'm about to go walking in an Arizona valley where I often encounter hungry migrants. Plus, it's a very cold morning.)
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updated Dec 27, 2009
posted by 0057ed01
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If you use estar, you must use hambriento, which is equivalent to starving, famished.
El niño estaba hambriento- the child was starving.
updated Dec 27, 2009
posted by Danieljoseph
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¿Tiene hambre?
updated Dec 27, 2009
posted by Lucrecia
Sí, siempre tengo hambre ;)) - Issabela, Dec 27, 2009
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Keep in mind that hambre is only a noun (and not an adjective). Therefore, saying "Estoy hambre" would be like saying "I am Hunger."
Unfortunately, frío is both a noun and an adjective, so the above logic doesn't help with frío.
updated Dec 27, 2009
posted by webdunce
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It would be "tiene" for both.
updated Dec 27, 2009
posted by carli22
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As far as I know, the correct expressions are "tener hambre", "tener sed", "tener frío", "tener calor", "tener sueño".
You can practise some "tener expressions" with this flashcards set.
updated Dec 27, 2009
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
