es & eres

[sofree]

How to use es & eres? I thought

(single, feminine): es?
(single, masculine): eres?

But it seems wrong when I see "Él es un niño."

Thank you for your help.

[sommerlied]

I think "eres" is second person singular, "es" is third person singular. Like this:
"Él es un niño." = He is a boy;
"Eres un niño." = You are a boy;
It doesn't have anything to do with the gender.

[rayweb]

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[crazy_sfinka]

It does mean 'You', but more formally. It's just how Romanic Languages work - you use third person singular to be more formal when speaking to a stranger or someone important.
E.g. you use "Tu eres un hombre" (you are a man) to say to someone you know (a friend for example) and "Usted es un hombre" (You are a man) to say the same to a stranger.

[crazy_sfinka]

Exactly, sommerlied.

[sofree]

But why "Usted es una niña." ? Isn't it second person singular?

[crazy_sfinka]

I think that when you use Usted it's more formal. And Usted is third person singular, so 'es' is the correct form of the verb 'to be'.

[sofree]

Usted is third person singular? I thought it means "You"?

[sofree]

Understood. Thank you very much. It's very helpful. :)

[Morticia_A]

will "tu es" be considered incorrect?