ser
A1#4Hear it
verb
- to beessentially or identified as
- to bein the passive voice sense
- to exist; to occur
noun
- a being, organism
- nature, essence
- value, worth
Forms
Present
| I | soy |
|---|---|
| you | eres |
| he, she, it | es |
| we | somos |
| you (plural) | sois |
| they | son |
Preterite
| I | fui |
|---|---|
| you | fuiste |
| he, she, it | fue |
| we | fuimos |
| you (plural) | fuisteis |
| they | fueron |
Imperfect
| I | era |
|---|---|
| you | eras |
| he, she, it | era |
| we | éramos |
| you (plural) | erais |
| they | eran |
Future
| I | seré |
|---|---|
| you | serás |
| he, she, it | será |
| we | seremos |
| you (plural) | seréis |
| they | serán |
Conditional
| I | sería |
|---|---|
| you | serías |
| he, she, it | sería |
| we | seríamos |
| you (plural) | seríais |
| they | serían |
Subjunctive
| I | sea |
|---|---|
| you | seas |
| he, she, it | sea |
| we | seamos |
| you (plural) | seáis |
| they | sean |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | fuera / fuese |
|---|---|
| you | fueras / fueses |
| he, she, it | fuera / fuese |
| we | fuéramos / fuésemos |
| you (plural) | fuerais / fueseis |
| they | fueran / fuesen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Es un ser humano.He is a human being.A1Quién es quién — Who's who
- Después, él le dice: "¿Vos sos de acá?"Afterwards, he says to her: "Are you from here?"A1El tango en Buenos Aires — Tango in Buenos Aires
- Colarse, es decir pasar delante sin la vez, está muy mal visto.Pushing in — going ahead without your turn — is very badly thought of.A2Who's last in the queue? — ¿Quién da la vez?
- "Ser" es especial: tú eres, vos sos."Ser" is special: tú eres, vos sos.B1El voseo — The voseo
Other ways to say it
- esenciaessence; gist
- naturalezanature
- organismoorganism, creature; human body
- precioprice; worth, cost
- valorvalue (all senses); security
Idioms you will actually hear
- ser pan comidoto be a piece of cakeLiterally to be eaten bread. Both languages reach for food and choose different food.