Which one is correct? Ser o estar

Question

Is "¿Está usted de la Argentina?" correct, or would you use Es?

its -es- because estar for for temporary things and es dosent used for temporary things example yo soy palistina (iam palitinian) - Taha9, Apr 9, 2012

Answer 1

Está usted en Argentina? are you in argentina?

Es usted de Argentina? Are you from Argentina?

Answer 2

It's es, a form of ser. Because it's talking about "usted" and not "argentina" it can't be a form of estar because estar is only for temporary conditions or places. Hope that helps!

Answer 3

It would be "es". Also, you can delete the usted if you want to sound more like a native speaker. So, you would say "¿Es de Argentina?" The la is not used in this instance.

Answer 4

2. Origin

The place a person is from. (ser)

The link is to the basics of estar and ser.