Ser/Estar vivo

[laepelba]

Estar vivo = to be alive
Ser vivo = to be sharp
Correct?

So, does "sharp" mean "smart"? Or does it literally mean sharp like a knife?

[chileno]

Smart.

You are getting good at this. :-)

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I agree. It's "smart". :)

[irmamar]

"Ser vivo" = "living being", too. :D

[laepelba]

"Ser vivo" = "living being", too. :D

What, like a noun phrase? Will you please use that in a sentence? Thanks!

[Perikles]

What, like a noun phrase? Will you please use that in a sentence? Thanks!How could you treat an animal like that? It is a living being after all. :)

[laepelba]

"Ser vivo" = "living being", too. :D

What, like a noun phrase? Will you please use that in a sentence? Thanks!

How could you treat an animal like that? It is a living being after all. :)

You made me laugh so hard I choked!! :lol::lol::lol:

Please allow me to clarify. Irmamar, would you mind giving me an example of "ser vivo" used in a SPANISH sentence where it means "living being"? Thank you VERY much!!

[chileno]

What, like a noun phrase? Will you please use that in a sentence? Thanks!

How could you treat an animal like that? It is a living being after all. :)

This is what happens when you start languages. :)

[Perikles]

You made me laugh so hard I choked!! :lol::lol::lol:

Please allow me to clarify. Irmamar, would you mind giving me an example of "ser vivo" used in a SPANISH sentence where it means "living being"? Thank you VERY much!!:lol::lol::lol: Well, you could have saved me the trouble by being more specific. :lol::lol::lol:

[irmamar]

Perikles is right. :)

¿Cómo puedes tratar así a un animal? Al fin y al cabo, es un ser vivo. :)

I said that because it was the first thing that came to my mind when I read "ser vivo". ;)

A human being - un ser humano.
A living being - un ser vivo.
:)

[laepelba]

FABULOUS example, thanks, Irmamar!! :D

[irmamar]

FABULOUS example, thanks, Irmamar!! :D

But it's not mine, it was Perikles' example (I translated it into Spanish). :)

[laepelba]

But it's not mine, it was Perikles' example (I translated it into Spanish). :)

Yeah, but I was attempting to overlook the silliness of his response. :)

[irmamar]

Yeah, but I was attempting to overlook the silliness of his response. :)

He was not so silly. ;) :D

[Perikles]

Yeah, but I was attempting to overlook the silliness of his response. :)Hey - watch it - how did I know which language you wanted? :mad::D

[laepelba]

I apparently wasn't specific enough. You're like my students who love to argue semantics rather than learn math. :D

[Perikles]

I apparently wasn't specific enough. You're like my students who love to argue semantics rather than learn math. :DAll my teachers at school hated me....:wicked::wicked:

[laepelba]

All my teachers at school hated me....:wicked::wicked:

I doubt it was "hatred" ... but a frustrated appreciation for your ability to notice semantic details and for being literal. The best mathematicians often are so....

[Perikles]

your ability to notice semantic details and for being literal.....Like not knowing which language you wanted an answer in.:D The best mathematicians often are so....How true. My brother, also a mathematician, was once filling in an application form for something, and the first question was male or female?. He replied Yes.

[laepelba]

How true. My brother, also a mathematician, was once filling in an application form for something, and the first question was male or female?. He replied Yes.

I've heard that joke a bit differently. Instead of asking "gender", some forms ask "sex", and the inevitable answer is yes. :applause: