Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Adjetives, past participles, prepresions, and idiomatic expression that require ESTAR.

Estar + () - to be ()

acostumbrado - used to, accustomed to
ansioso por (de) - anxious to
arrodillado - kneeling
asomado (a la ventana) - to be looking out (the window)
ausente - absent
cansado de - tired of
colgado - hanging
*contento - in a happy mood

*Unlike contento, the adjective feliz is normally used with ser. However, estar may be used with feliz in spoken language (not writing) in South America.

cubierto de - covered with
de acuerdo - in agreement
de buen (mal) humor - in a good (mal) mood
de guardia - on duty, on call
de moda (pasado de moda) - fashionable (out of style, unfashionable)f
de pie, parado - standing
de vacaciones - on vacation
decidido a - determined to
(des)contento de (con) - (un)happy with
descalzo - barefooted
disgustado con - annoyed with
dispuesto a - willing to, determined to
enamorado de - in love with
encargado de - in charge of
enemistado con - estranged from, an enemy of
escondido - hiding
libre de - free from
listo para - ready to
loco de - crazy with
loco por - most anxious to
lleno de - filled with
peleado con - not on speaking terms with
presente - present
rodeado de - surrounded by
satisfecho - satisfied
sentado - sitting, seated
vestido de - dressed in, dressed as