es or esta
when do you use es and when do you use está?
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This is a good Ser and Estar Question. Here is a link that tells when to use them.
Good Luck!
Hello Yergus,
The word es comes from the verb ser while the word está comes from the verb estar and both these verbs mean: to be
You can find a basic explanation about when to use the verbs ser and estar in the Learn Spanish section Unit 1.11 in which our online Spanish teacher Paralee gives you some basic guidelines about when to use one verb in preference to the other. Here is a link! enter link description here
You can also find further guidance about why and when to use these verbs in our grammar section under the verbs. Please follow this link: enter link description here
This is one of the topics with which people learning Spanish frequently struggle, other topics include por v para and the subjunctive mood (but do not worry about any of these especially this last one because Paralee gives a clear but basic explanation about how and when to use the subjunctive in soem of her lateer mini videos!)
Please remember that Paralee is gving you guidelines, not rules, about how to form and use these verbs: ser v estar, and also the tpoics of por v para, and the subjunctive. Students are encouraged, over time, to develop an intuitive feel for any language they study that goes well beyond grammar rules.
I hope this helps 
Hello, I learned a very helpful (short) poem which helps me with when to use estar. Here it is:
How you feel and where you are
That is when you use estar
