Ser and emotions/feelings

M. L.A2Kwiziq community member

Ser and emotions/feelings

Why in the following example is ser used? I thought that the estar form would be used because cheerful is a an emotion or feeling. Wouldn't this indicate that the group is "always cheerful"?

Ustedes ________ muy alegres.

You are very cheerful.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate ser in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"

Asked 1 year ago

Like1Answer3

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Mollie

In this sentence what they mean is that they are happy people, meaning they have that sort of character, as an essential characteristic in them.

If we want to say that they are feeling that happiness at the moment of speaking then we use estar:

Ustedes están muy alegres.

In this case, we are talking about how they feel then because something nice is happening, they are maybe at a party or they just won the lottery, etc...

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos

Like21 year ago

Andrew S.A1Kwiziq community member

son

Like010 months ago

Sonia C.A1Kwiziq community member

Ustedes son muy alegres.

Like02 months ago

M. L. asked:View original