"Tu libro hay en la mesa"
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Tu libro hay en la mesa.
Why is this wrong???
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updated Sep 26, 2010
edited by --Mariana--
posted by Saphire
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In English it would be "Your book there is on/in the desk."
Estar is used for locations of physical objects.
Tu libro está en la mesa.
Hay (impersonal Haber) denotes existence (there is, there are); not location.
updated Sep 26, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Do you mind explaining that a bit more? I don't get the difference between hay and estar... - Saphire, Sep 26, 2010
Sakuraflower, it is the same as "there is" and "it is" in English. - lazarus1907, Sep 26, 2010
Thank you... I'd love spanish if it wasn't for grammer... But then, that goes for all languages, no? XD - Saphire, Sep 26, 2010
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Sentence structure.
Possibilities: Tu libro está en la mesa.........Your book is on the table
Hay un libro tuyo en la mesa...........There is one of your books on the table
Certain words such as "Hay" can only be used with certain structures and other words.
updated Sep 26, 2010
posted by 005faa61
