"Usualmente estoy cansado" or "usualmente soy cansado"?
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updated Sep 23, 2016
posted by spbella
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Se dice " Usualmente estoy cansado"
updated Sep 23, 2016
posted by Karen12094
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Estar is used for a temporary condition or something that isn't permanent.Tired, happy, sad, etc. Ser is used for defining characteristics that are apart of you or are permanent. Tall, short, smart, etc.
Since you are saying you are usually tired, that means that it isn't permanent. You would say "Usualmente estoy cansado." If you said "Soy una persona cansada" that would imply that you are naturally a tired person; it is a permanent condition.
updated Sep 23, 2016
posted by figgo
It's better to think "characteristics" -ser then "conditions" --estar. La puerta es grande---characteristic. La puerta está abierta---condition. - Daniela2041, Sep 23, 2016
