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"The tomatoes are in the bag."
Translation:Los tomates están en la bolsa.
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According to spanishdict.com, "están" is the present form of "estar" in the third person plural. It means "they are".
estan to me is like saying ...they're.
the tomatoes theyre in the bag.
you cant use ' son ' cos the tomatoes are in the bag temporarly. .
Please refer to the chart below. "Permanent" vs "temporary" is an overly simplistic way of looking at it. There is more to it than that.
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thanks for reminding us of the differences - I keep forgetting how to use Ser and Estar.
Because the tomatoes are in the bag temporarily, they will be taken out of the bag later, right? Hence, you use verb estar instead of ser for temporal things.
Temporary vs permanent is not a good way to think of it. Please refer to the graphic in this comment thread.
As far as I can see, it's the same bag - el bolso or la bolsa. Both correct, unless there is some particular meaning in Spanish for one or the other
Cartera may be either wallet or purse, depending on the country
Bolso is a more generic word and also includes briefcases, duffle bags, etc
I used "del" in place of "in the" and it was counted wound wrong. I also used bolsa.
"De" is the wrong preposition, and "el" is the wrong definite article. Bolsa is feminine, so it takes "la". Using "de" here is a possessive form. You said that the tomatoes belong to the bag. It needs to be "Los tomates están en la bolsa."
