estar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
2. (intransitive) to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
3. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
4. (intransitive) to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
5. (reflexive) to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
6. (intransitive) to be (still)
7. (intransitive) to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)

Concepts

be

exist

stay

stand

have

sit

🪑

be located

remain

live

come

become

sit down

be sitting

reside

lie

mean

rest

run

stay on

there is

at one

have visited

agree

at odds with oneself

agreed

appear

available

be in

belong

be present

displayed

fall

get

go

have been

in agreement

keep on

Synonyms

ser

haber

existir

vivir

encontrarse

morar

permanecer

enseñorearse

estar sentado

hallarse

quedar

quedarse

residir

habitar

tomar asiento

sentarse

tener

estar de pie

expuesto

figurar

radicar

sentado

sientate

haver

tener todo

tá

ponerse

tar

desavenidos

haber visitado

haber estado

habitar uno

reverenciar a Dios

acorde

claramente por públicamente

acuerdo

constar

de

disposición

hacer

hay

obrar

parir

pasar

pertenecer

ponerse

poseer

sentar

💺

ser de

sobre

Translations

sein

essere

être

estar

stare

zijn

estar

είμαι

ser

ser

wezen

sich befinden

bûn

olmak

Hyphenated as

es‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: estar

Inherited from Latin: stō

Cognate with English: stand

Cognate with English: state

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish estar, inherited from Latin stāre (“stand”).
Compare English stand. The preterite's origin is unclear, most likely generalized from the preterite of haber (“to have”), hub- (note that b and v are pronounced identically; compare the same development in andar and tener). Compare the same development in Portuguese estar. Cognate with English state. Preterite, imperfect subjunctive and future subjunctive forms are derived from tener.

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.