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"to be" in Spanish

estar
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Summary

The Spanish translation for “to be” is estar.

Pronounced the same

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be estar

See also

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you will be estarás
you will be usted será
is esté

Examples of "to be" in use

There are 30 examples of the Spanish word for "to be" being used:
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to be unemployed estar desempleado
to be broke estar en la ruina
to be located estar ubicado
to be retired estar jubilado
to be in good health estar en buena salud
to be in two minds estar en dos mentes
Tom seems to be drowning. Tom parece estar ahogándose.
Misery never seems to be far away. La miseria nunca parece estar muy lejos.
It was wonderful outside on the land. Fue maravilloso estar afuera en el terreno.
He didn’t seem to be worried about this. No parecía estar preocupado por esto.

Practice Lesson

"to be" Practice (29)
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a living room,
be completed,
I want to be here.,
It was wonderful outside on the land.,
I’m scared of being alone.,
living room,
She must be somewhere.,
sitting room,
the living room,
the sitting room,
to agree,
to agree with someone,
to be ashamed,
to be bored,
to be broke,
to be discouraged,
to be in a bad mood,
to be in a good mood,
to be in good health,
to be in shape
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