Using ser or estar for ordinal numbers

Question

Do we use ser or estar for ordinal numbers? Por ejemplo Soy primero o Estoy primero?

Answer 1

To answer this question,! first put the english sentence into the Translator and got "Soy primero".

Next I looked up; the grammar lessons for the verbs "ser" and "estar".

Soy is the correct answer because it is used for descriptions (also origins and time). In this case primero is a descrption.

Estar is used for locations and conditions.

The grammar lessons have more details.

It takes time to get use to ser and estar

.Buena Suerte

Answer 2

A couple of sentences that I found:

Esta es la primera vez que estoy en México. This is the first time I have (ever) been in Mexico.

Es la segunda vez que come en nuestra casa. It's the second time he has eaten at our house.

Answer 3

I like gohern´s answer. Most of the time, I would think that the ordinal number would be a description. But it could also be a temporary condition - "Estoy el primero en la cola para comprar boletos," "I am first in the line to buy tickets." One could also argue that this usage would describe a location, maybe?

Me gusta la respuesta de gohern. Muchas veces, me parece que el número ordinal será una descripción. Pero, además puede ser una condición provisional, como el ejemplo. Quizás podríamos discutir que esto uso describa una ubicación, ¿no?