Why is a crowd of men and women groupo or why is location ser not estar....

Question

How are you able to be a good speaker in Spanish if you don't understand why Spanish is Spanish... Such as why is a crowd of men and women groupo or why is location ser not estar....

Answer 1

Grupo is because masculine + feminine = masculine. Location is estar not ser. It takes many days to learn Spanish. Many days.

location is both ser (non-physical: party, meeting) and estar (physical objects). Take a few more days. - 0074b507, JUL 2, 2010

Many days, many days. Well, estar is listed as "for location" but yes, it means OF items and such. If you want to get all metaphysical then, well, that's another matter. Many days. - jeezzle, JUL 2, 2010

Answer 2

Jack asked:

....why is a crowd of men and women groupo or why is location ser not estar....

A group of people would be "grupo" and a crowd would be "multitud."

You'll have to study "Ser vs. Estar," but here are some guidelines:

Estar = location (Estoy en la tienda), feelings, temporary conditions, etc.

Ser = characteristics, identity, descriptions, and also where an event takes place (El concerto es en el parque).

Answer 3

Am I correct in thinking that a location is Estar but if something takes place in a location it is Ser? I have lost count of my days!