ser
verbo auxiliar Conjugation (antes de participio pasado forma la voz pasiva)
Conjugation to be
fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness
ser
verbo copulativo Conjugation
| 1. | [generalmente]
Conjugation to be
es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner |
| 2. | [empleo, dedicación]
Conjugation to be
soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress son estudiantes they're students |
ser
verbo intransitivo Conjugation
| 1. | [generalmente]
Conjugation to be
fue aquí it was here lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of [provenir de] to be from [ser propiedad de] to belong to [formar parte de] to be a member of ¿de dónde eres? where are you from? los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's |
| 2. | [con precios, horas, números]
Conjugation to be
¿cuánto es? how much is it? son 30 euros that'll be 30 euros ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today? mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be the 15th of July ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time? son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm) |
| 3. | [servir, ser adecuado]
ser para to be for este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows este libro es para niños this book is (meant) for children |
| 4. | (uso partitivo)
ser de los que ... to be one of those (people) who ... ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike |
ser
verbo impersonal Conjugation
| 1. | [expresa tiempo]
Conjugation to be
es muy tarde it's rather late era de noche/de día it was night/day |
| 2. | [expresa necesidad, posibilidad]
es de desear que ... it is to be hoped that ... es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up |
| 3. | [expresa motivo]
es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill |
| 4. | (loc)
a no ser que unless como sea one way or another, somehow or other de no ser por had it not been for érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time no es para menos not without reason o sea that is (to say), I mean por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough |
ser
sustantivo masculino
[ente] being
ser humano/vivo human/living being
