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estar

Meaning

to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
to be to be done, to be (still) undone:
to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)

Hyphenated as

es‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtaɾ/

Inherited from Latin

stō

Cognate with English

English

stand

Cognate with English

English

state

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Sentences

Yo soy quien debería estar atado a

ese cohete
🧨

.

I'm the one who should be strapped to that rocket.

Esta lista de especies puede estar incompleta .

This list of species may be incomplete.

En la letra , Lo compara enamorarse con estar bajo la influencia de las drogas .

In the lyrics, Lo compares falling in love to being under the influence of drugs.

Esto condujo a la cuestión de dónde deberían estar colocados estos contenedores .

This led to the question of where these containers should be placed.

El aparato a presión puede estar dividido en dos o

más compartimentos .

The pressure apparatus may be divided into two or more compartments.

Necesitan estar orientados hacia el sol
☀️

y

en suelo bien drenado .

They need to be oriented towards the sun and on well-drained soil.

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