When do we use esta / ésta / está ???
I am really confused about them .
I am really confused about them .
esta / ésta / está What are their differences?
fiona-hk
March 31, 2015
Steven-W15
March 31, 2015
Hope this clears things up a bit for you:
- For the verb estar, use "está": mi casa está aquí.
- When used as an adjective, use "esta": esta casa es mía.
- When used as a pronoun, use "ésta": ésta es mi casa.
It's all in the context.
- For the verb estar, use "está": mi casa está aquí.
- When used as an adjective, use "esta": esta casa es mía.
- When used as a pronoun, use "ésta": ésta es mi casa.
It's all in the context.
Ava Dawn
March 31, 2015
Great explanation! I actually only know two out of three. Thanks.
Dan-H24
March 31, 2015
I remember how frustrating this was for me when I started. At
first, I think all of the lessons used está...to be. Then a few
lessons along I began noticing esta. At first I thought it was a
typo. Then it slowly dawned on me that the presence or lack of an
accent mark made a difference in the usage of the word. I think I
spent nearly an entire day researching this. It ended up being an
important lesson for me; one of those "¡eureka!" moments that made
me think I might actually learn this language some day.
Jo--110
April 1, 2015
This is a very helpful discussion!
Steven, am I correct in thinking your three examples translate as follows:
My house is here. (verb)
This house is mine. (adjective)
This is my house. (pronoun)
Steven, am I correct in thinking your three examples translate as follows:
My house is here. (verb)
This house is mine. (adjective)
This is my house. (pronoun)
Robert-C7
April 1, 2015
Those translations are correct.
Matthew-H68
April 1, 2015
I'm only in the 3rd section of lessons on level 1, but this
conversation has helped me understand the language a little better.
I've not spoken with some friends, who are native speakers or some
family members who are living in Mexico just yet, but hope to do so
soon.
Adios!
Adios!
fiona-hk
April 23, 2015
Está is a verb, is a conjugation, he is= el está
Ésta = it means this. this balloon is red = ésta bola es roja/
éste balón es rojo
But when you need to show a thing exactly
Esta it means this but generaly speaking
Esta tarde el sol esta radiante = this afternoon the sun is shining
I finally understand their differences.
Esta tarde el sol esta radiante = this afternoon the sun is shining
I finally understand their differences.
marieg-rocket languages
May 5, 2015
Hi!!
I am not here to make things more difficult, but technically speaking, "ésta" does not longer have an accent mark. These were part of the corrections from the RAE back in 1959. You can use them in case of ambiguity, which almost never happens... I personally am old fashion, I like writing the accent mark, I think it makes it easier to understand...
I am not here to make things more difficult, but technically speaking, "ésta" does not longer have an accent mark. These were part of the corrections from the RAE back in 1959. You can use them in case of ambiguity, which almost never happens... I personally am old fashion, I like writing the accent mark, I think it makes it easier to understand...
Ava Dawn
May 9, 2015
Thank you Marie. I guess I don't have to learn the accents, just
learn what part of the sentence it is being used.
Dan-H24
May 9, 2015
Marie: if this is the case, then lesson 4.1 needs to be revised. In
at least two places ésta is used in the conversation transcript.
Maybe other places as well. In fact, it has been awhile since I
have studied those early lessons but I think there is a discussion
of ésta, esta, and está in one of them.
marieg-rocket languages
May 12, 2015
Thanks Dan! Yes, it's already fixed. I mean, you can still use it,
and it wouldn't be considered a grammatical error; but the RAE
recommends not to use it... I personally disagree with
this change but oh well...
Regards!
Regards!
Dan-H24
May 12, 2015
Thanks for the clarification Marie. I was watching a video over at
LightSpeed Spanish and Cynthia (from Spain) made the same comment
about sólo/solo. Apparently RAE changed to either include or
exclude the accent mark no matter the usage of the word, which she
disagreed with.
I can see where in written Spanish using the accent could be helpful in understanding the context.
I can see where in written Spanish using the accent could be helpful in understanding the context.
Cristian-Montes-de-Oca
May 12, 2015
Hola amigos,
I agree with Marie, since I also use the ésta with an accent mark, it just makes it easier to differentiate :) Saludos!
I agree with Marie, since I also use the ésta with an accent mark, it just makes it easier to differentiate :) Saludos!
marieg-rocket languages
May 12, 2015
Exactly, there would not be a need of reading a context if you just
add that little accent mark right there... I think it was simpler
and clearer before; but after all, these are languages, and they
evolve with time, but it seems that sometimes, they don't evolve
for the better hehehe