Este es vs. Este esta
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Could someone please explain to me why the following is the way it is?
Este es mas nuevo. (This one is newer.)
Este esta mas barato. (This one is cheaper.)
Why do you use SER in the first one, but ESTAR, in the second?
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updated Dec 24, 2015
edited by ray76
posted by AAmante
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There is no context, so who knows what the author is thinking? I would use ser in both sentences.
updated Dec 24, 2015
posted by 005faa61
That's what I was doing! I thought "es" was correct in both instances, but 'esta' was used in the latter... and it bugged me as to why one and not the other. - AAmante, Dec 24, 2015
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As Julian says, without context this is impossible to answer, but of course, if the price is likely to change in moments you could shout, in the market, for example: ¡ Está barato! ¡Compra dos y te doy un beso gratis!
updated Dec 23, 2015
posted by annierats
¿Y cuánto costará el beso sin comprar nada? - 005faa61, Dec 23, 2015
