What is the word are?
What is 'are' in Spanish?
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Spanish and English are different. The conjugation of "to be" in Spanish depends on the personal pronoun before it.
SER
Indicative
Mexican Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú eres ("Tú" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted es
(Plural, informal and formal) You are: Ustedes son
We are: Nosotros somos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas son
European Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú eres ("Tú" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted es
(Plural, informal) You are: Vosotros sois ("Vosotros" can be absent)
(Plural, formal) You are: Ustedes son
We are: Nosotros somos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas son
Argentinian Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Vos sos ("Vos" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted es
(Plural, informal and formal) You are: Ustedes son
We are: Nosotros somos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas son
Subjunctive
Mexican and Argentinian Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú, Vos seas ("Tú", "Vos" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted sea
(Plural, informal and formal) You are: Ustedes sean
We are: Nosotros seamos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas sean
European Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú seas ("Tú" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted sea
(Plural, informal) You are: Vosotros seáis ("Vosotros" can be absent)
(Plural, formal) You are: Ustedes sean
We are: Nosotros seamos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas sean
ESTAR
Indicative
Mexican and Argentinian Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú, Vos estás ("Tú", "Vos" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted está
(Plural, informal and formal) You are: Ustedes están
We are: Nosotros estamos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas están
European Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú estás ("Tú" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted está
(Plural, informal) You are: Vosotros estáis ("Vosotros" can be absent)
(Plural, formal) You are: Ustedes están
We are: Nosotros estamos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas están
Subjunctive
Mexican and Argentinian Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú, Vos estés ("Tú", "Vos" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted esté
(Plural, informal and formal) You are: Ustedes estén
We are: Nosotros estemos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas estén
European Spanish
(Singular, informal) You are: Tú estés ("Tú" can be absent)
(Singular, formal) You are: Usted esté
(Plural, informal) You are: Vosotros estéis ("Vosotros" can be absent)
(Plural, formal) You are: Ustedes estén
We are: Nosotros estemos ("Nosotros" can be absent)
They are: Ellos/Ellas estén
In Spanish there are multiple ways of saying are, as there are multiple ways to say to be
From the verb ser, you get
-tú eres – you are (informal)
-usted es – you are (formal)
-nosotros somos – we are
-vosotros sois – you guys are (informal in Spain)
-ustedes son – you guys are (formal in Spain, informal and formal elsewhere)
-ellos/ellas son – they are
From the verb estar, you get
-tú estás – you are (informal)
-usted está – you are (formal)
-nosotros estamos – we are
-vosotros estáis – you guys are (informal in Spain)
-ustedes están – you guys are (formal in Spain, informal and formal elsewhere)
-ellos/ellas están – they are
In some cases, the verb tener can mean to be, in idioms such as "tengo calor (I'm hot)", "tengo frío (I'm cold)", etc. However, it generally means "to have", not "to be"
For the differences between ser and estar, there are many answers on this site, just use the search bar. Another place to look is here for ser,here for estar, and here for a comparison of the two
Additional to already mentioned: Hay = there are or there is.
