¿Puedes decir "Estás estando graciosa"?

Question

For saying " You're being stupid"

Te agradezco tu ayuda.

I mean estás estando stupido! - neslita, Dec 27, 2009

Answer 1

I talked to a friend from Spain who said that my version, "Estás de graciosa" is not incorrect, but they normally use that construction in an ironic sense, as in- this person isn't normally funny, but is being funny now.

She would say, "Estás siendo graciosa" for you're being funny. And so on.

Answer 2

We don't say, " You're being stupid," but simply "Que bruto," "que estúpido," but these are rather insulting. Better to say "Que tontería" (What foolishness). There are quite a few more if you really want to insult.

Answer 3

No. You should say estar de + the adjective to mean that.

Por ejemplo- Estás de graciosa = you're being funny.

Él esta de estúpido = he's being stupid.

I don't know if you learned that from a lesson somewhere, but that sounds really strange, perhaps in other contexts, and btw estupido is really harsh, and can't be taken very jovially like in english - Danieljoseph, Dec 27, 2009

Actually I did, from Breaking out of Beginner's Spanish, by Joseph Keenan, page 49. If that's not good Spanish, we have trouble, because at least a dozen of us are currently reading that book. BTW- I knew that about estúpido, and should have told her so. - Goyo, Dec 27, 2009

The estupido aspect was directed toward the original poster, all my thoughts spilled out into that comment, I know you just translated the word - Danieljoseph, Dec 27, 2009

No not from a lesson it's just I use in my language a lot when kidding with my pals and wanted to combine that sentence with present progressive lesson I learned today. But I guess i shouldn't say estupido in Spanish speakin countries. - neslita, Dec 27, 2009

and also I wondered about gerund form of estar. Since the rule is estar+gerund I wondered how you will combine estar and gerund form of estar. - neslita, Dec 27, 2009

Answer 4

Estar + de + adjective can actually be used as Greg suggested above, at least here in Spain

Estás de tonto que para qué...you are being so silly I can't find words...

Mírale....qué de generoso está este tío hoy! Look how generous this guy is being today!

This is normally used in an ironic way

Also:

"You're being silly": ¡Estás de tonto..déjame en paz!

Answer 5

Then I guess estando is not used for present progressive and it is used for something else?

It can be used as an adverb:

by being = estando

Estando tan enojado, no podrás tomar ninguna decisión

By being so angry, you won't be able to make any decision.

Got it, thanks! - neslita, Dec 27, 2009

Answer 6

You could say "Estas siendo tonto" but "Que tonto eres" sounds better/more natural.

Answer 7

I know that for the temporary aspect of a feeling or mode of behaviour, we simply use the verb estar:

"Qué tonto estás" could be in some contexts translated to "You're being silly".

"Mi hijas están muy desobedientes hoy" - "My daughters are being really desobedient today.

I also found the following for "You're being silly":

Te comportas como un tonto.

Te estás comportando como un tonto.

"I'm being stupid":

Estoy siendo (un) tonto.

Answer 8

So estar + gerund of SER is how I'll use it. That makes sense.

Thanks for your search,I appreciate it.

Answer 9

You don't.

Then I guess estando is not used for present progressive and it is used for something else?

Answer 10

and also I wondered about gerund form of estar. Since the rule is estar+gerund I wondered how you will combine estar and gerund form of estar

You don't.