Thread: Soy vs Estoy
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Old May 15, 2008, 10:23 PM
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Soy vs Estoy

In another thread Jamie wrote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamie
Hola! Yo estoy nuevo, tambien!

Then Tomisimo corrected:

Yo soy nuevo/nueva también.

Can someone explain this? I too would have written Estoy nuevo. I thought estoy showed a temporary condidtion. Estoy in la clase de español.

And I thought soy indicated a more permanent condition. Soy un americano o soy un medico.

So now I'm confused. Please elucidate.
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