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- "Dad, this rice is very good."
"Dad, this rice is very good."
Translation:Papá, este arroz es muy bueno.
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I totally agree with you. In this sentence is more common to use ESTA. I don't think the child says his father, EL ARROZ ES MUY BUENO, how if the child was an expert in types of rice.
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No, they mean instead of "es", which acceptable and maybe even preferable as you can see above.
You guys are confusing esta and está. To point out, the boy said "este arroz.. " meaning this rice.
In reference to the confusion between esta and está. Esta(without the accent) means "this" and is used with feminine nouns(Este is used with masculine nouns). Está(with the accent) is the third person singular form of the verb estar, which means to be. Here is an example sentence:
Mi madre está contento.
My mother is happy. However, when she discovers that I did not do my chores, she may not be happy later. Está is used with things that will change.
Wait wait wait ... I've had this sentence before, many times, and in fact just a few minutes before this round (written in Spanish amd translated to English), and it's never said no because I didn't use "sabrosa." Yes, that's a more fitting word, but I've never even been introduced to it, and the sentence says "good" and not "tasty" anyway
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When do you use este, esta, esto? Obviously esta and esto is for masculine and feminine, but I get confused over when este or esto is used ...
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This is referring to a characteristic of the rice. Ser is used for date, occupation, characteristic, time, origin, and relation. Estar is used for position, location, action, condition, and emotion. Hope this is helpful :)
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Both 'este' and 'bueno' are referring to the rice which is masculine. If the rice were feminine, it would be 'esta' and 'buena'.
https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/hay
1. (to exist)
a. there is (singular)
- Hay un hombre mirándote. — There is a man looking at you.
b. there are (plural)
- ¿Hay pimientos en la nevera? — Are there any peppers in the fridge?
The Barbara Bregstein McGraw Hill Educationb textbook says ester should be used for opinions as to taste or appearance, and it gives these five examples of correct uses of ester: (1) La comida está buena. (2) El pescado está delicioso. (3) La sopa está sabrosa. (4) Ella está hermosa hoy. (5) Él está guapo.