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Old August 27, 2011, 10:57 PM
swr999 swr999 is offline
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Originally Posted by Perikles View Post
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guapo/a
ser guapo/a: to be handsome, pretty
estar guapo/a: to look nice (even though normally ugly)
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I might change this usage a bit:

ser: Ella es una niña guapísima. (a statement of fact)
estar: "Niña, ¡qué guapa estás!" (looks especially beautiful tonight)

same 'niña', but special occasion.

Last edited by swr999; August 28, 2011 at 01:44 PM. Reason: incorporate Rusty's corrections; some context for 'ser''y
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