{"id":10406,"date":"2022-03-31T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=10406"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:16:53","slug":"catalan-verbs-ser-y-estar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/catalan-verbs-ser-y-estar\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalan verbs &#8220;ser y estar&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The use of\u00a0<strong>the verbs ser and estar raises some doubts<\/strong>, especially when it comes to expressing the situation. If this is the first time that you study them, take a good look because these verbs in Catalan act differently from Spanish. The problem is that Portuguese, Galician and Spanish took different paths than those followed by French, Italian, and Catalan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#verb\">The verb &#8220;to be&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#estar\">What about the verb &#8220;estar?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#summarizing\">Summarizing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>I think that what we will discuss now will also help you a lot.\u00a0Exactly we will talk about\u00a0<strong>the differences between Catalan and Spanish<\/strong>\u00a0so that they are not translated the same.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"verb\">The verb &#8220;to be&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>To indicate place (punctual)<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Where are the keys?.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">On s\u00f3n les claus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Pedro is in class.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">En Pere \u00e9s a classe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The police are next to &#8230;<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La policia \u00e9s al costat de\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The book is in the drawer.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El llibre \u00e9s al calaix.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The cat is on the roof<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La gata \u00e9s al teulat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The cherries are inside the bowl.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Les cireres s\u00f3n dins el bol.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">At nine we will be at the top.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">A les nou serem al cim.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Where is the child?\u00a0He is in his room.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">On \u00e9s el nen? \u00c9s a la seva habitaci\u00f3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>To indicate time (punctual)<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The excursion will be next Tuesday.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">L\u2019excursi\u00f3 ser\u00e0 dimarts vinent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The party is in a restaurant<em>.<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La festa \u00e9s en un restaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Permanent Qualities<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Maria is brunette.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La Maria \u00e9s morena.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Nuria is very white<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La N\u00faria \u00e9s molt blanca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Ram\u00f3n is cheerful.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">En Ramon \u00e9s alegre.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Belonging or origin<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">This book is yours.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Aquest llibre is teu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The drawing is of the Rat.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El dibuix \u00e9s de la Rat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Ana is from Roses.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">L\u2019Anna \u00e9s de Roses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Civil Status<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The cat is dead.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El gat \u00e9s mort.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">That man is\/is married.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Aquell home \u00e9s\/est\u00e0 casat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Pablo is\/is single.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">En Pau \u00e9s\/est\u00e0 solter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Preferences<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The coffee is cold.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El caf\u00e8 \u00e9s fred.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Cod is salty.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El bacall\u00e0 \u00e9s salat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Essential qualities<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Snow is white.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La neu \u00e9s blanca.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The cane is crooked.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El bast\u00f3 \u00e9s tort.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The bar is dirty.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El bar \u00e9s brut.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The vase is made of glass.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">El gerro \u00e9s de vidre.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The box is made of cardboard.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La capsa \u00e9s de cartr\u00f3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The book is cheap.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El llibre \u00e9s barat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"estar\">What about the verb &#8220;estar?<\/h2>\n<h3>Permanence or duration in a place, stay<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">I have been in Olot since 1994.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Estic a Olot des del 1994.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">I&#8217;ll be in the office for two hours.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Estar\u00e9 dues hores al despatx.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">I was at the beach for two hours.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Vaig estar dues hores a la platja.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Non-permanent qualities \/ states: Non-permanent qualitats \/ estats<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Maria is dark.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La Maria est\u00e0 morena.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Nuria is very white.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La N\u00faria est\u00e0 molt blanca.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Ram\u00f3n is happy.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">En Ramon est\u00e0 alegre.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Some marital statuses (by the influence of Castilian)<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Is married.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\"><em>Est\u00e0 casat.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">He is single<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\"><em>Est\u00e0 solter.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Combination with prepositions<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">It is three months old.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Est\u00e0 de tres mesos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">We are about to finish.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">Estem a punt d\u2019acabar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">My cousin is from Girona.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">La meva cosina \u00e9s de Girona.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>To differentiate states<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">The frame is crooked.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El quadre est\u00e0 tort.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">The bar is dirty.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">El bar 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