Adjectives that change meaning depending if you use them with “ser” or “estar”
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Using with the verb SER using with ESTAR
Aburrido boring bored
Ejemplo : Juan es una persona aburrida, nunca quiere hacer nada divertido
Juan is a boring person, he never wants to do anything fun.
But
Juan está aburrido, lleva esperando a Carla más de 20 minutos.
Juan is bored, he has been waiting for Carla more than 20 minutes.
Bajo short in a low position/low mood (a bit depressed)
Ejemplo: El edificio es bajo
The building is short
But
El aire acondicionado está bajo
The aircon is low(not very high)
El piso está en la planta baja
The flat is on the ground floor
or
Estos días estoy un poco baja, no tengo mucha energía
These days I am a bit low, I do not have much energy.
Callado close mouthed silent/quiet
Ejemplo: Mi compañera nueva de trabajo es muy callada, no dice mucho
My new colleague is very closemouthed, she doesn’t say much
But
No sé que están haciendo los niños, pero están muy callados
I don’t know what are the kids doing, but they are very quiet.
Seguro safe/reliable sure/positive
Ejemplo: El lugar más seguro durante un tornado es el sótano
The safest place during a tornado is the basement
Or
No te fíes de lo que te diga, no es una fuente muy segura
Don’t trust what he says, he is not a very reliable source.
But
Estoy segura de que el cumpleaños de Carlos es mañana
I am positive Carlos’ bitrthday is tomorrow
Vivo lively alive
Ejemplo: Mi sobrino es muy vivo, tiene mucha energía
My nephew is very lively, he has lots of energy
But
Nuestro pájaro estaba muy enfermo, pero se recuperó y todavía está vivo
Our bird was very sick, but he recovered and he is still alive.
#note-when something has a bright color in Spanish we can say that it is a vivid color, un color vivo, por ejemplo: me encanta tu chaqueta rosa vivo – I like your vivid pink jacket, or even, me encantan los colores vivos, I like vivid colors.
Now it is your turn, leave a comment below with one of the adjectives above and its two meaning, so you will need to write a comment with the verb “ser” and another with the verb “estar” with the same adjective, come on! It will be fun! I promise to give you some feedback too 🙂
I also have created a pdf where you could find all these examples above and some more and useful ones (like bien and buen used with “ser” and “estar” ). Download the pdf and add it to your Spanish blinder here https://blancadelatorre.kartra.com/page/m4a44
That is all for hoy amigo! But….
¡Hasta el próximo viernes!