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Meaning Changes - Ser vs. Estar
I wonder if it would be a good idea to make a new sticky thread (or a vocabulary by theme thread?) looking at the changes in meaning that can happen when exchanging ser vs. estar + an adjective or participle. Let me give a few of the examples that I have run across for a start:
aburrido ser aburrido = to be boring estar aburrido = to be bored callado ser callado = to be soft-spoken estar callado = to be silent nervioso ser nervioso = to be neurotic estar nervioso = to be jittery listo ser listo = to be clever estar listo = to be ready vivo ser vivo = to be vivacious estar vivo = to be alive atento ser atento = to be courteous estar atento = to be attentive consciente ser consciente = to be aware estar consciente = to be conscious (awake) decidido ser decidido = to be resolute estar decidido = to be decided despierto ser despierto = to be alert; sharp estar despierto = to be awake enfermo ser enfermo = to be an invalid, sickly estar enfermo = to be sick interesado ser interesado = to be self-serving estar interesado = to be interested loco ser loco = to be mad, upset estar loco = to be scatterbrained rico ser rico = to be rich estar rico = to be delicious torpe ser torpe = to be slow-witted estar torpe = to be clumsy, awkward verde ser verde = to be green estar verde = to be unripe grave ser grave = to be serious estar grave = to be seriously ill moreno ser moreno = to be dark-skinned estar moreno = to be tanned pálido ser pálido = to be pale-skinned estar pálido = to be pale pesado ser pesado = to be heavy estar pesado = to be tiresome seguro ser seguro = to be safe estar seguro = to be certain Are these correct? What notable others have I forgotten? Thoughts?
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