Estar

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1 Portuguese 1.1 Verb 2 Spanish 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Conjugations 2.3 Expressions

Portuguese

1. To have a (transient) location in space. Cf. ser, ficar.

   Usage

   • Onde estás? 'Where are you?'
   • Estou em casa 'I am at home'

2. Translations
   • Dutch: zijn
   • English: to be
   • French: être
   • Interlingua: esser
   • Italian: essere
   • Spanish: estar
   • Tupinambá: ikó/ekó (t-); in/en (t-); îub/ub (t-)
3. Denotes a copula, in a transient fashion. Cf. ser.

   Usage

   • O tempo estava frio 'The weather was cold (back then)'
   • Estás louco? 'Are you crazy (right now)?'

4. Translations
   • Dutch: zijn
   • English: to be
   • French: être
   • Interlingua: esser
   • Italian: essere
   • Spanish: estar
5. Auxiliary verb for the progressive tense; precedes verb in gerund.

   Usage

   • Ela está cantando 'She is singing'

Conjugations

Present tense:

• first person singular: estoy
• first person plural: estamos
• second person singular familiar: estás
• second person singular formal, third person singular: está
• third person plural: están

Usage

• ¿Dónde estás? 'Where are you?'
• Estoy en casa 'I am at home'

Translations

• Dutch: zijn
• English: to be
• French: être
• Interlingua: esser
• Italian: essere
• Portuguese: estar
• Tupinambá: ikó/ekó (t-); in/en (t-); îub/ub (t-)