era

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Meaning

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser

Hyphenated as

e‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeɾa/

Inherited from Latin

ārea

ser

1. to be (essentially or identified as)
2. to be (in the passive voice sense)
3. to exist; to occur

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Sentences

El edificio no
🙅

era al principio como lo es en la actualidad .

The building was not at first as it is today.

Jesse Jackson cree que Cochran era el " abogado de las personas .

Jesse Jackson believes Cochran was the “people's lawyer.

La difusión era su objetivo principal .

Dissemination was their main goal.

Esta afirmación finalmente se demostró que era falsa .

This claim was eventually proven to be false.

El marido
🤵

era el administrador único de la sociedad conyugal .

The husband was the sole administrator of the marital partnership.

El título , sin embargo , no
🙅

era hereditario .

The title, however, was not hereditary.

Su objetivo era hasta marzo rodear a

campo traviesa en California .

His goal until March was to surround cross-country in California.

Para las familias nobles era necesario comprometerse con la poesía y

la conversación literaria .

For noble families it was necessary to engage in poetry and literary conversation.

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