what is the difference between soy and estoy

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what is the difference between soy and estoy

There plently answers to question world wierd. My answer is refrence to yahoo answer question that I asked years ago. I - Tasear, Dec 22, 2011

I think this good question to ask even though there is already answers out there since the explantion for this question varias strongly. - Tasear, Dec 22, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Allycoe.

This is a very popular question, and it's been answered many, many times.

Both mean "I am"- but with two different verbs, used for different things.

Search for "ser vs estar" or some such thing in the "search box" in the Answers section and read some of the many explanations that have been given.

Welcome to the forum!

Answer 2

Today must be ser/estar day.

Try here:

http://www.spanishdict.com/learn/show/12

Answer 3

It took me a while to understand the difference. So here is my explanation or example.

Spanish: Estoy graciosa

English: I am funny. ( I express that I am humorous )

Spanish: Soy graciosa

English: I am a funny person. ( I look like a clown)

Review http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/serest1.htm

Answer 4

Do not use the temporary / permanent rule!

From the famous Lazarus Reference Article

OTHER: MISTAKES TO AVOID

Definitions and classifications are generally regarded as timeless and not restricted to any particular place. We don't say 'Water is a liquid... here and on Mondays only'. States and situations, on the other hand, are normally associated with places and moments.

For this reason, some books and pages say that SER is for permanent things, and ESTAR is for temporary things. Although this can relatively often be true, it is not advisable to use this pseudo-rule, because it is not a real rule, and it leads to constant confusions and contradictions. For example, the location of a place or an object can be either permanent (i.e. a building) or temporary (i.e. a book).

Mi abuelo está muerto ? My grandpa is dead (not exactly a temporary situation: he is not going to resucitate) Nueva York está en los EE. UU. ? New York is in USA (A perfectly permanent situation)

Notice how the CID rule (identification/definition/classification) works in all the examples above.

The temporary/permanent fake rule leads to mistakes like these (both corrected):

Soy un estudiante ? I am a student (this is temporary: I graduate next week) Jorge es menor de edad ? Jorge is underage (this is temporary: his 18th birthday is tomorrow)

Being a student and underage are regarded as classifications, because no moment or place is taken into account to make such statements, but the way we perceive them in our society (yes, this is subjective, of course). Particularly, 'un estudiante' is a noun, and nouns cannot go with ESTAR, since they are used to identify and classify things and people.

Do not use the temporary / permanent rule!

Read the entire article here

Answer 5

Explantion: Ser is permanent things. Estar is temporarily

¡No me digas! You put that into writing on THIS forum?

Expect a tongue lashing...