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SER for Descriptions

Using ser to describe permanent/inherent qualities of things and people

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ser
yosoy
eres
él/ella/Ud.es
nosotrossomos
ellos/Uds.son
  • ·SER for: identity, origin, material, time, descriptions of inherent qualities
  • ·Adjectives must agree in gender and number: La mesa es grande / Los platos son blancos
  • ·Masculine adjectives end in -o, feminine in -a (except: grande, inteligente, etc.)
  • ·Plural: add -s after vowel, -es after consonant

Examples

Este celular es rosado, pequeño y rápido.

This cellphone is pink, small, and fast.

Estethiscelularcellphoneesisrosado,pink,pequeñosmallyandrápido.fast.

Esas llaves son pequeñas y coloridas.

Those keys are small and colorful.

Esasthosellaveskeyssonarepequeñassmallyandcoloridas.colorful.