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'Estar' translates to 'to be', just as the Spanish verb 'ser' does. Estar and ser, though, are used under certain circumstances and cannot be used randomly. Estar is used with conditions of people, animals, and things; while ser is used with basic characteristics of people, animals, or things.

You can use the acronym J-O-B to help you remember the specific uses of ser, and you can use the acronym H-E-L-P to remember the specific uses of estar.

The Uses of 'Ser' (to be)

Job (occupation)

Origin

Basic Characteristics (of both living things and nonliving things)

The Uses of 'Estar' (to be)

Health

Emotion

Location

Physical Condition (just of nonliving things/objects)

*Think of Physical Condition as the condition of objects, not people.* Examples- 'The door is broken.' -or- 'The marker cap is missing.'

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