Posted by KRICO on May 10, 2001 at 07:21:44:
In Reply to: Ser vs estar for 'gordita' posted by Explorer8939 on May 09, 2001 at 17:58:06:
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The rule of thumb is that if you could follow the sentence with "now" in English, then you would use "estar", which indicates a tenuous and changeable state of being..."You are flaca, NOW!", would indicate the use of "estar" rather than "ser" ... But a chica who had a history of "gordita-tude" might be a "ser" situation...the "once and future" gordita, who "always and forever", "has been" and "will be"...might take on "ser" as an indication of her permanent state of inflatability. KRICO
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