how do you say: I am correct or you are correct? Do you use ser or estar?

Question

How do you say: I am correct or you are correct? Do you use ser or estar?

Answer 1

Use tener.---------Tengo razon-I am right No tienes razon------you are wrong

Answer 2

Ray's answer is correct - one of the fairly rare times a "logical" translation is not possible from English to Spanish.

But is there an accent missing? Should it be razón?

Yes, it should be "razón" - samdie, Jan 17, 2010

claro,Ray - ray, Jan 18, 2010

Answer 3

As usual with any language it is hard to give an answer out of context. When you are in a discussion or a disagreement with another and you finally see their point of view as being correct you would use "tiene razón". If you are a teacher or an emcee of a quiz show and you want to say someone's answer is correct or incorrect you would use "es correcto o no es correcto".

Answer 4

I have heard "es (muy) correcto/a" applied to people but in the sense of "proper" / "dignified". e.g. "Es un hombre/caballero muy correcto." = "He's a very proper gentleman." (In 19th century English, "correct" was also used this way.)

Actually, I've heard él es recto to refer to someone as being proper, gentleman, correct way, straight [path]

Answer 5

I have heard "es (muy) correcto/a" applied to people but in the sense of "proper" / "dignified". e.g. "Es un hombre/caballero muy correcto." = "He's a very proper gentleman." (In 19th century English, "correct" was also used this way.)

Answer 6

I have heard "no es correcto" for a wrong answer in quiz shows on spanish teleivison and for correct answers the just say "correcto· so it appears that you can use the verb "ser".

Yes but it's not the person who is right/wrong; it's the answer/thought/statement/etc. - samdie, Jan 17, 2010

Yes I just corrected myself we must have been post ing at the same time - kenwilliams, Jan 17, 2010

Answer 7

Everybody is right one way to remeber is DONOT for ser and HELPT for estar D= Description O=Origin N= Nationality O= Occupation T= Time/ Date

H=Health E=Emotion L=Location P= Present pros. T= Temprorary

Now that I answer your question can you answer mine that is asking about what food is at a wedding?

so soy correcto is incorrect but tengo razon is correct? - mark566, Jan 17, 2010

"Correcto" is used with things, ie: Tu respuesta (answer) es correcta. For people, "Tener razón." - 005faa61, Jan 17, 2010

Una persona correcta es una persona de conducta irreprochable - LuisaGomezBartle, Jan 17, 2010

Answer 8

As an after thought to my post above "no es correcto" refers to the reply being wrong rather than a person being wrong, es is the third person or thing congugation of the verb ser and the thing being the reply in this case although the person was wrong with the answer given so of course to say you are right you would use the verb tener and say "tienes razón"

Answer 9

Yo tengo la razón o tú tienes la razón.

Estoy en lo correcto o estás en lo correcto.