Ser
is used to express religious or political affiliation.
¿Son los
García bautistas? No, ellos
son católicos.
Is the Garcia family Baptist? No,
they're Catholics.
¿Es el
gobierno socialista? No, es comunista.
Is the government socialist? No, it's communist.
Is the government socialist? No, it's communist.
Obviously NOT vocabulary we’ve
covered but they are all cognates.
Ser is used to express the material
something is made of.
¿De qué
material es la mesa? Es
de madera.
Ser is used to express possession.
¿De quién es
la pluma? Es de Emilio.
Whose pen is it? It's Emilio's.
Whose pen is it? It's Emilio's.
Ser is used to express the
relationship of one person to another.
¿Quién es
Rogelio? Es
el amigo de Marta.
Who is Roger? He's Martha's friend.
Who is Roger? He's Martha's friend.
Ser is used with certain impersonal
expressions.
Es importante
practicar cada día.
It's important to practice every day.
It's important to practice every day.
Es
necesario hablar mucho.
It's necessary to speak a lot.
It's necessary to speak a lot.
Ser is used with adjectives to
express “normal” and physical characteristics or qualities.
Miguel es
un hombre sincero. También es guapo.
Mike is a sincere man. He's also handsome.
Mike is a sincere man. He's also handsome.
Do we need the examples?
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