"My shoe is not there."

Translation: Mi zapato no está allí.

[fallingwalls]

Can someone explain to me why it has to be "esta" instead of "es"?

[rspreng]

locations of objects always use estar

[urgghh]

Thanks for that, have a lingot.

[hungrybro]

You got a lingot for giving a lingot?

[cpetrie]

Why "ahi" and not "allí"?

[sweettreat]

"Ahí" is 'far away', and "alli" is 'very far away'. It would not make sense for the shoe to be very far away, so you use "ahi".
Hope this helps. :)

[noammiro]

Zapato is masculine. Then why use está and not este?

[Rinnaldo]

In this sentence, "está" means "currently is." I believe you are thinking of the other "esta/este/esto" meaning "this."

[andrewgly]

Estar is a verb so the ending depends on how it's conjugated, not the gender.

[Sanmiguel82]

why can't I say "el zapato de mio no esta alli" ??

[MikeyDC65]

It sounds really awkward. It would be the equivalent of "The shoe of mine is not there" in English.

Also, keep in mind that "my" = «mi» and "mine" = «mío»

• Este es mi zapato - This is my shoe
• Este zapato es mío - This shoe is mine

[wlelieveldt]

Why alli and not aqui?

[mrc86]

alli - there, aqui - here

[witcradg]

why alla and not alli?

[mrc86]

allá is correct, report it in the option "my answer shold be accepted"

[KrisHolmes]

Difference between allí and allá?

[MikeyDC65]

In short, «allá» is farther away than «allí».

It might help to think of it like you would say in English, "Oh, it's right there", that is typically the same sentiment as «allí». On the other hand if you would say "Oh, it's over there" in English, «allá» is more appropriate.

Also, if you're talking about great distances like "Over there in Russia", «allá» is the correct term to use.

Here is the actual definition from the RAE:

1. adv. l. allí. Indica lugar menos circunscrito o determinado que el que se denota con esta última voz. Por eso allá admite ciertos grados de comparación que rechaza allí. Tan allá, más allá, muy allá. Se emplea a veces precediendo a nombres significativos de lugar para denotar lejanía. Allá en Rusia. Allá en América.

[E.T.s_Son]

I hate when I KNOW I have all the grammar and knowledge of the language down so I type in the answer Im sure is correct and then im marked wrong because I confuse the verbs "estar" and "ser"