grammar.verbs.estar-uses
What estar is for
Location of things and people, states and conditions, results of change, and the progressive: está en casa, está cansada, está roto, está lloviendo.
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Explicación
Estar covers: location (el banco está cerca), physical and emotional states (estoy enfermo, está contenta), results (la puerta está abierta), and estar + gerund for actions in progress.
Some adjectives shift meaning between ser and estar: es listo (clever) / está listo (ready); es aburrido (boring) / está aburrido (bored).
Ejemplos
¿Dónde estás ahora?
Where are you right now?
Where are you right now?
Región: global
La sopa está fría.
The soup is cold.
The soup is cold.
Región: global