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"¿Está Rosa ?"

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Imagine that you phone to somebody's house and somebody answers . You ask the question " ¿Está Rosa ? " . What do you mean when you say " ¿Está Rosa ? " . Do you mean " Is that Rosa ? " or " Is that Rosa's House ? "

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updated Sep 25, 2013
posted by lsotos
Good question. - katydew, Sep 25, 2013

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Estar means (in this case) to be as in to be here, to be there, to be somewhere.

  • ¿Está Rosa? is short for ¿Está Rosa ahí? = Is Rosa there (at home)?.
updated Sep 25, 2013
edited by RelaxingCup
posted by RelaxingCup
Great answer and easily understandable. - katydew, Sep 25, 2013