Thanks so much for the feedback!! One correction.. Estar is not simply used in a "relationship of any type". Instead, it's basically anything that answers a "how" question or a "where" question. For example, "María is my wife" would be "María es mi esposa" (Ser), because it's who she is. But "María is married" would be "María está casada" (Estar), because it's how she is.

​@@learncraftspanish I was actually thinking of relationship in the adjective/descriptive sense ("relative/compared to something") where you can't substitute "equals." Examples: "My home is near the beach" or "The airplane is in the sky." As you pointed out, "relative" can also be a noun (e.g. "María is my wife"), but in that case it could be substituted with "equals" as per your rule (Maria = my wife). Either way passes the test, though I could've used less ambiguous verbiage in my initial comment. But this only serves to reinforce how your tip helps me derive the correct verb to use with minimal effort, whereas before your video I was just guessing😉I finally understand the underlying concept, rather than just memorizing specific instances. Thank you!

@@munkeepilot Gotcha. There's still some nuance that's a little counter-intuitive. For example, "this thing is for my friend" is "esta cosa es para mi amiga", using Ser. But that's because "for", or "intended for", is considered part of what something is. (Similarly, "this thing is from Colombia" - "esta cosa es de Colombia" - relates the thing to Colombia, but in a Ser way, not an Estar way.) Keep up the good work!

Amazing where have you been all this time 👍que maravilloso!!!!

​@@learncraftspanish Maybe so, but you've armed me with a powerful practice tool, so I don't mind guessing on the more nuanced things for now until I get stronger 🙂 ¡Gracias señor!

Haha thanks.... Helps that I'm finally asking for help and not trying to do everything myself!

Hey! Thanks for watching and for your feedback. We will take it into consideration :)

Muchas gracias por tu comentario!

A very good question. There *are* some cases that are a bit hard to explain to English speakers, and you do kind of have to force them into the paradigm. In a native Spanish speaker's mind, when and where an event takes place is a part of what it is (even though that's not the case in an English speaker's mind). Basically, you just have to drop these cases into the Ser, what-it-is "bucket". I know that doesn't sound particularly helpful, but if you can practice it a bit, it becomes easier over time. I also recommend checking out our video on why we recommend putting things into oversimplified buckets like this (we use por vs para as the example, but it applies to Ser vs Estar as well): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtd3p6x30cuvZGg.html

also, para CHARACTERISTICS, “la dueña está viva“ y ”la tienda está cerrada” son condiciones, hablan del estado en que se encuentran la persona y el lugar... así como “es inteligente la dueña” y “la tienda es grande”

de TIME, ni hablar... ufff... "your friend is at" (LOCATION, nada de hora)... the morning party

uy, papá, ahí sí que la metió bien profundo en RELATIONSHIPS... "estamos casados" is not a relationship... it's also a condition of their marital status (tristemente, eso es temporal como muchas otras condiciones: enfermo, cansado, triste, gordo, etc. - y si es una condición negativa, ¡ni tan tristemente! jajaja, o sea, menos mal que uno no queda cansado todos los días de su vida)... :) What I think was meant was SER used to label how people are related (por ejemplo: "es mi primo", o "soy su esposa")... ¿ya?

your example for POSITION is wonky... you know they mean “mis zapatos están en el piso“ o ”el control remoto está al lado del televisor“ (enfrente de, cerca de, lejos de, etc.) ...not the best example for debunking... seems like a clear description to me if you're telling me which (of the many pisos) is yours.... ¡es ése (el último, subiendo... no bajando, o sea no la planta baja)!

LOCATION, no señor, otro mal ejemplo... "Lima es una ciudad"

Great question - Adjectives are particularly tricky! They can very often describe either *what* or *how*, and it's a fuzzy line. If a speaker says that the situation está peligroso, they're talking about *how* the situation currently is. But if they say "es peligroso" (which is much, much more frequent), what they mean is that's *what* it is: A dangerous situation. Describing somethnig as "dangerous" is like describing something as "big", "red", "safe", "correct", etc., all of which tend use Ser, not Estar, because they're all considered a part of *what* something is.

I expect the ans. to be ESTAR by the ‘where’ part of the ‘where/how’ question rule.

I read that with events (parties, concerts, etc), SER is used (for some reason). I'm sure that Anytime Español made a point of emphasizing that (strange) rule.

I found the video I'd seen on ANYTIME SPANISH (/LvxeOAAdGz4? feature= share). And while I loved "SER & ESTAR: D.O.C.T.O.R. & P.L.A.C.E. Debunked" and found it very useful, I think the other video I mentioned served as an exception to his rule.

You're right, it is a strange thing: You'd use Ser for this! And this for a nuanced reason: In a native Spanish speaker's mind, when and where an event takes place is a part of what it is (even though that's not the case in an English speaker's mind). Basically, you just have to drop these cases into the Ser, what-it-is "bucket". I know that doesn't sound particularly helpful, but if you can practice it a bit, it becomes easier over time. I also recommend checking out our video on why we recommend putting things into oversimplified buckets like this (we use por vs para as the example, but it applies to Ser vs Estar as well): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtd3p6x30cuvZGg.html

Thanks for responding, much appreciated. And despite this strange contradictory rule, I found your simple rule for understanding SER vs ESTAR great. I actually had CHAT GPT create a Fill-In-The-Blank test for me. Using your rule(s), l aced it. Thanks again.

Thank you!