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Estar: where something is and how it is now

Use estar for location and temporary states: estoy en casa, está cansado.

Present tense: estoy, estás, está, estamos, están.

Location always takes estar, even for things that never move: Madrid está en España.

Feelings and conditions take estar: Estoy cansado. La sopa está fría.

Estar + -ando / -iendo makes the "-ing" form: Estoy comiendo.

Pattern: subject + estar + place / state

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Updated October 21, 2026

Examples

• ¿Dónde está el baño?
  Where is the bathroom?
• Estamos muy contentos.
  We are very happy.

In real sentences

• No está.
  He's not in.
  Tatoeba: enteka
• ¿Está bien?
  Is that okay?
  Tatoeba: darinmex
• Está bien.
  It's OK.
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle
• ¿Qué está bien?
  What's good?
  Tatoeba: arh
• No, no está bien.
  No, it's not right.
  Tatoeba: BoriQa
• ¿Está bien eso?
  Is that OK?
  Tatoeba: arh

Before this lesson

This unlocks after: A1 Actions 1, Ser: who or what something is.

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