"¿Dónde está el aeropuerto?"
Translation:Where's the airport?
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Is the location of airport can be seen as temporary condition to use está instead of es ?
This may not be the actual reason, but could be used as an aide to memory. If you look at the person asking the question as the center of reference, then the aerport might be to that persons north one day and to the south the next day. So true or not it works to help you get the correct answer.
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locations of things (not events) always use 'estar' Think of locations as an address, which can change even if the airport does not move (renamed the road, for example)
the temporary/permanent condition "rule" applies very generally, and best with physical condition -- illness, hair color, etc.
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I couldn't believe it when I saw it either; I said to myself, "That's not correct. They're using 'está' instead of 'es'". I agree, it's awesome that someone could enlighten us on this rare topic.
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"Estar" is also used for LOCATION (we don't see this location as temporary condition), except: - Origin, e.g. Soy de Estados Unidos. - An event, e.g. La fiesta ES en la casa de mi amiga.
Did you forget about "refrigeradora"? (Or was it "refrigerador" that Duo taught us?)
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What is the difference between dónde and donde please? (Ie with or without accent).
I think when you add an accent to words like donde, cual, que, etc those are used as interrogatives/questions only.
The house where the burglary happened = donde.
Where is the house? Dónde
This may not be the actual reason, but could be used as an aide to memory. If you look at the person asking the question as the center of reference, then the aerport might be to that persons north one day and to the south the next day. So true or not it works to help you get the correct answer.
sigh spanish one is sooooo hard. where is the airport? i have nooooooooo clue. i guess this is important because im going to spain over the summer, but still...
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Some of these explanations attempting to explain the differences between estar an ser themselves make no sense - sorry!
"Es" is the third person singular conjugation of the verb "ser" (=he/she/it is or you (formal singular "usted") are). "Está" is the third person singular conjugation of the verb "estar" and means the same, but in different ways. Confused? Yes, it is confusing that Spanish has 2 verbs for "to be" but it is one of the most important things you need to learn to master Spanish. Here is a link that will get you started. Be sure to do Lessons 2-4, too (the links are on the left). There are many other references on the Internet. Do a search for "ser and estar."
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I wish there was an easy qay to remember the spelling of the words ams the accents