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.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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

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

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

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]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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

Originally Posted by laepelba

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

Originally Posted by Perikles

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

You made me laugh so hard I choked!!

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]

Originally Posted by laepelba

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

Originally Posted by Perikles

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

This is what happens when you start languages.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

You made me laugh so hard I choked!!

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!!

Well, you could have saved me the trouble by being more specific.

[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!!

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

FABULOUS example, thanks, Irmamar!!

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

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

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]

Originally Posted by laepelba

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

He was not so silly.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

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

Hey - watch it - how did I know which language you wanted?

[laepelba]

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

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

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

All my teachers at school hated me....

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

All my teachers at school hated me....

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]

Originally Posted by laepelba

your ability to notice semantic details and for being literal.....

Like not knowing which language you wanted an answer in.

Originally Posted by laepelba

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]

Originally Posted by Perikles

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.