FromLatin stāre ( “ stand ” ) , from PIE*steh₂- .
estar
tobe Contrary to other Iberian languages, Aragonese only makes use of one verb "to be", this means that the verb "ser" is not present.
Conjugation ofestar (first conjugation, irregular)
Inherited fromLatin stāre ( “ to stand ” ) . Where the velar infix, which is characteristic chiefly for the second conjugation, comes from is unknown.
estar (first-person singular present estic ,first-person singular preterite estiguí ,past participle estat )
( transitive , copulative ) tobe ; tocurrently be in astate or have acharacteristic ( Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes a temporary state of being. ) Estic cansada. ―Iam tired. ( auxiliary ) forms thecontinuous aspect , together with apresent participle Jaestà dormint. ―Heis already sleeping. ( intransitive , +adverbial phrase) tostay , to live or spending time.M’estic a una petita pensió vora el mar. ―I'mstaying in a small boarding house on the seashore. This is one of two verbs that can be translated asto be , the other beingser /ésser .Ser/ésser indicates something that is inherent and not expected to change or localization, whereasestar describes temporary qualities that apply only at a particular time.Ser/ésser relates toestar asessence relates tostate , etymologically as well as semantically. “estar ”, inDiccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language ] (in Catalan), second edition,Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan:Institut d'Estudis Catalans ], April 2007 “estar ”, inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana ,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana ,2026 “estar” inDiccionari normatiu valencià ,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .“estar” inDiccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.FromOld Galician-Portuguese estar , fromLatin stāre ( “ stand ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /esˈtaɾ/ [es̺ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes:-aɾ Hyphenation:es‧tar estar (first-person singular present estou ,first-person singular preterite estiven ,past participle estado )estar (first-person singular present estou ,first-person singular preterite estivem or estive ,past participle estado ,reintegrationist norm )
tobe ( copulative ) tobe ( denotes atransient quality; a quality expected to change ) [with adjective ]( auxiliary ) tobe ;forms theprogressive aspect [with gerund or a ( +infinitive ) ]( intransitive ) tocost ( to be worth a certain amount of money ) , especially of something whose price changes often [with a ‘price’ ]Os ovosestán a 2€ a ducia ―Eggscost 2€ a dozen. ( intransitive ) tobe about to;indicates imminence or [with para ( +infinitive ) ]1861 , José Sánchez de Santa María, transl.,Gospel of Matthew :Pois así tamén, cando vosoutros víredes todas estas cousas, tede por certo que xa o Fillo do homeestá para chegar, e que xa está á porta Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that the Son of Manis about to arrive, even at the doors. tostand Like Portuguese and Spanish, Galician has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”. The verbser relates to essence, origin, or physical description. In contrast, the verbestar relates to current state or position.
Conjugation ofestar (irregular)
Singular Plural First-person (eu ) Second-person (ti /tu ) Third-person (ele /ela /você ) First-person (nós ) Second-person (vós ) Third-person (eles /elas /vocês ) Infinitive Impersonal estar Personal estar estares estar estarmos estardes estarem Gerund estando Past participle Masculine estado — Feminine — — Indicative Present estou estás está estamos estades ,estais estám ,estão Imperfect estava estavas estava estávamos estávades ,estáveis ,estávais 1 estavam Preterite estivem ,estive estiveste ,estiveche 1 estivo ,esteve estivemos estivestes estivérom ,estiveram Pluperfect estivera estiveras estivera estivéramos estivérades ,estivéreis ,estivérais 1 estiveram Future estarei estarás estará estaremos estaredes ,estareis estarám ,estarão Conditional estaria estarias estaria estaríamos estaríades ,estaríeis ,estaríais 1 estariam Subjunctive Present esteja estejas esteja estejamos estejades ,estejais estejam Imperfect estivesse estivesses estivesse estivéssemos estivéssedes ,estivésseis estivessem Future estiver estiveres estiver estivermos estiverdes estiverem Imperative Affirmative está esteja estejamos estade ,estai estejam Negative (nom )nom estejas nom esteja nom estejamos nom estejades ,nom estejais nom estejam
FromLatin stāre ( “ stand ” ) .
estar
tobe , bepresent Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] FromLatin stāre ( “ stand ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *steh₂- .
estar
tobe Conjugation ofestar
infinitive estar gerund simple estando compound gerund ofhaver + past participle past participle singular plural masculine estado — feminine — — present participle estante estantes person singular plural first second third first second third indicative mood eu ei tu el ~ele ela nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras eles elas simple tenses present estou estás está estamos estades estan imperfect estava estavas estava estavamos ,estávamos estavades ,estávades estavan preterite *estede ,esteve ,estive *estedeste ,esteveste , *estoveste estede , *estedo ,esteve ,estevo *estedemos ,estevemos ,estovemos *estedestes ,esteveste , *estoveste estederon ,esteveron ,estoveron pluperfect *estedera ,estevera , *estovera *estederas , *esteveras , *estoveras estedera ,estevera , *estovera *estederamos , *estedéramos ,esteveramos ,estevéramos , *estoveramos , *estovéramos *estederades , *estedérades ,esteverades ,estevérades , *estoverades , *estovérades estederan , *esteveran ,estoveran future estarei estarás estará estaremos estaredes estarán conditional estaria estarias estaria estariamos ,estaríamos *estariades , *estaríades estarian compound tenses present perfect present ofhaver + past participle pluperfect imperfect ofhaver + past participle past anterior preterite ofhaver + past participle pluperfect anterior simple pluperfect ofhaver + past participle future perfect future ofhaver + past participle conditional perfect conditional ofhaver + past participle subjunctive mood eu ei tu el ~ele ela nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras eles elas simple tenses present esté ,estea ,estia estês , *esteas , *estias esté ,estea ,estia estemos , *esteamos , *estiamos estedes , *esteades , *estiades estên , *estean , *estian imperfect *estedesse ,estevesse ,estovesse *estedesses ,estevesses , *estovesses estedesse ,estevesse ,estovesse *estedessemos , *estedéssemos ,estevessemos ,estevéssemos ,estovessemos ,estovéssemos *estedessedes , *estedéssedes ,estevessedes ,estevéssedes , *estovessedes , *estovéssedes estedessen ,estevessen ,estovessen future *esteder ,estever , *estover *estederes ,esteveres , *estoveres esteder ,estever ,estover *estedermos ,estevermos ,estovermos *estederdes ,esteverdes , *estoverdes estederen ,esteveren , *estoveren compound tenses present perfect present subjunctive ofhaver + past participle pluperfect imperfect subjunctive ofhaver + past participle future perfect future subjunctive ofhaver + past participle imperative mood — tu — nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras — affirmative — está — estemos , *esteamos , *estiamos estade — negative — non estês , *non esteas , *non estias — non estemos , *non esteamos , *non estiamos non estedes , *non esteades , *non estiades — personal infinitive eu ei tu el ~ele ela nos nos outros nos outras vos vos outros vos outras eles elas estar estares estar estarmos estardes estaren
IPA (key ) : /ˈes.t̪əɾ/ ( Blasse ) [ˈes.t̪aɾ] ( Griffith ) [ˈes.t̪əɾ] ·estar
third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct ofithid Mutation of·estar radical lenition nasalization ·estar ( pronounced with/h/ inh -prothesis environments ) ·estar ·n-estar
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
FromOld Galician-Portuguese estar , fromLatin stāre ( “ stand ” ) .
The stemsestev- orestiv- found in some inflections likely come fromVulgar Latin *stēvī (perfect in-ēv- , used bysome Latin second conjugation verbs ), hypothetical perfect stem that displaced original Classical Latin perfectstetī . Compare the same development inSpanish estar . The present subjunctive stemestej- is by analogy withser ,sej- (which is from Latinsedēre ).
estar (first-person singular present estou ,first-person singular preterite estive ,past participle estado )
( intransitive ) tobe ( indicates location in space ) [with em ‘location’ or another locational preposition or adverb ]Ondeestás ? ―Whereare you ? Estou em casa. ―I am at home.( copulative ) tobe ( denotes atransient quality; a quality expected to change ) [with adjective ]O tempoestava frio. ―The weatherwas cold (at that moment ). Estás louco? ―Are you crazy (right now )?A maçãestá madura. ―The appleis ripe. ( auxiliary ) tobe ;forms theprogressive aspect [with gerund ( Brazil ) or a ( +infinitive ) ( Portugal ) ]Elaestá cantando? / Elaestá a cantar? ―Is she singing?Estavam trabalhando muito. ―They were working a lot.Estávamos a ler muito. ―We had been reading a lot.Estaremos a ler livros. ―We will be reading books.( copulative ) tolook , toappear ( to give an appearance of being ) [with adjective ]Vocêestá bonita. Youlook pretty. ( intransitive ) tocost ( to be worth a certain amount of money ) , especially of something whose price changes often [with a ‘price’ ]Synonym: custar O quilo de maçãestá a dois euros. A kilogram of applescosts two euros. tostand ( Brazil , intransitive ) topossess ,have , or have in possession [with com ‘something’ ]Eleestá com o meu livro desde semana passada. Hehas had my book since last week. Seeser . For most speakers the first syllable (es- ) is usually omitted in colloquial language and the full pronunciation is somewhat formal; see the clipped forms table below. In Brazil, uses oftar in the infinitive are usually replaced withtá , without the final -r. Clipped forms For quotations using this term, seeCitations:estar .
Inherited fromOld Spanish estar , inherited fromLatin stāre ( “ stand ” ) .
CompareEnglish stand . The preterite's origin is unclear, most likely generalized from the preterite ofhaber ( “ to have ” ) ,hub- (note thatb andv are pronounced identically; compare the same development inandar andtener ). Compare the same development inPortuguese estar . Cognate withEnglish state . Preterite, imperfect subjunctive and future subjunctive forms are derived fromtener .
IPA (key ) : /esˈtaɾ/ [esˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes:-aɾ Syllabification:es‧tar estar (first-person singular present estoy ,first-person singular preterite estuve ,past participle estado )
( intransitive ) tobe ( have a temporary or permanent location in space ) ¿Dóndeestás ? Whereare you? Estoy en casa.Iam at home. Noestés aquí. Don'tbe here. Juanestá en Argentina. Johnis in Argentina. El supermercadoestá en Buenos Aires. The supermarketis in Buenos Aires. ( intransitive ) tobe ( denotes a copula, in atransient fashion ) El tiempoestaba frío/caliente. The weatherwas cold/hot [back then]. ¿Estás feliz? Are you happy [right now]?Noestoy dormido. I'm not asleep. tobe ( auxiliary verb for theprogressive /continuous aspect , preceding thegerund of the verb ) Ellaestá cantando. Sheis singing. Está durmiendo.He's sleeping. ¿Leestás mintiendo? Are you lying to him/her? ( intransitive ) tobe in astate (in a passive voice sense)Los vasosestán rotos. The glassesare broken. (In passive voice withestar , unlikehaber , its past participle agrees with number and gender of the subject) La puerta estáabierta . The dooris open. Llegaron y vieron que el hotelestaba abandonado. They arrived and saw the hotelwas abandoned. ( reflexive , followed by adjective) tobe ,stay ( denotes a copula, in atransient fashion ) Esten se callados y quietos.Stay quiet and not moving.Esta te tranquilo, por favor.Pleasecalm down. ( intransitive ) tobe (still) [with por ( +infinitive ) ‘to be done’ ]Esto todavíaestá por hacer. Thisis still to be done. Lo peorestá por llegar. The worst partis yet to come. El partido de fútbolestá por comenzar. The football matchis about to begin. ( intransitive ) tobe in along-term state( in specific idioms ) estar muerto/a ―to be deadestar casado/a ―to be married (can also beser casado )estar chico/a ―to be short (colloquially)Mi papáestá muerto. My dadis dead. Mis tíosestán casados. My unclesare married. Despite having a vowel in the root, estar's conjugation matchesdar in the present indicative and present subjunctive tenses, with none of the forms in those tenses being stressed on the root.
1 Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
Selected combined forms ofestar (irregular)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person with infinitiveestar dative estarme estarte estarle ,estarse estarnos estaros estarles ,estarse accusative estarme estarte estarlo ,estarla ,estarse estarnos estaros estarlos ,estarlas ,estarse with gerundestando dative estándome estándote estándole ,estándose estándonos estándoos estándoles ,estándose accusative estándome estándote estándolo ,estándola ,estándose estándonos estándoos estándolos ,estándolas ,estándose with informal second-person singulartuteo / voseo imperativeestá dative estame estate estale estanos not used estales accusative estame estate estalo ,estala estanos not used estalos ,estalas with formal second-person singular imperativeesté dative esteme not used estele ,estese estenos not used esteles accusative esteme not used estelo ,estela ,estese estenos not used estelos ,estelas with first-person plural imperativeestemos dative not used estémoste estémosle estémonos estémoos estémosles accusative not used estémoste estémoslo ,estémosla estémonos estémoos estémoslos ,estémoslas with informal second-person plural imperativeestad dative estadme not used estadle estadnos estaos estadles accusative estadme not used estadlo ,estadla estadnos estaos estadlos ,estadlas with formal second-person plural imperativeestén dative estenme not used estenle estennos not used estenles ,estense accusative estenme not used estenlo ,estenla estennos not used estenlos ,estenlas ,estense
1 Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.