Spanish 101 · Chapter 2
¿Quiénes son tus amigos?
Describe people and things with ser + noun/adjective; contrast ser and estar with the same adjective; express possession with mi, tu, su, nuestro; build gustar-type sentences for what you like.
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What you'll learn
- Physical and personality descriptions with ser
- Ser vs. estar with changing vs. stable meanings
- Possessive adjectives and agreement
- Gustar and similar verbs (fascinar, importar, molestar)
Grammar spotlight
Ser + adjective signals a characteristic you treat as defining or stable: Es alto, Es amable. Estar + the “same” adjective can mean a temporary display of that quality: Está guapo hoy (he looks sharp today / right now).
Possessives agree in number (and nuestro/vuestro also in gender) with the thing owned: mi libro, mis libros, nuestra casa.
Gustar uses an indirect-object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) plus gusta/gustan depending on whether the thing liked is singular or plural: Me gusta el café; Me gustan las clases.
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Sample question
Which sentence correctly says “She likes the movies”?
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Drill these in Chapurra before your next quiz.