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EL VERBO ESTAR: TO BE..........USUALLY TEMPORARY ("state of being")

(yo)  estoy........I am                     (nosotros)estamos...........we  are

(tú)  estás.......you are (familiar)

(él)  está.........he is                     (ellos) están.............they are
ella  está.........she is                  (ellas) están.............they(fem) are
usted  está.......you(formal)are     ustedes están.............you guys are

USE ESTAR FOR:
1. Estar is used to express location,position, 
   or situation of a person,place or thing.
2. Estar indicates state, condition, or phase that is subject to radical change.
ADJECTIVES WHICH GENERALLY SHOW CONDITIONS:

aburrido                 bored                             enfadado              mad,angry
agobiado                overwhelmed                   enojado               mad,angry
agotado                 exhausted                       esperanzado         hopeful
ansioso                 anxious                          extático                ecstatic
apenado               ashamed                          feliz                     happy
asqueado              disgusted                         frustrado             frustrated
asustado              frightened                       histérico             hysterical
avergonzado         embarrassed                    loco                     crazy
cauteloso             cautious                         malicioso             mischievous
celoso                  jealous                           pasmado               shocked
confiado              confident                        rabioso                 enraged
cómodo               comfortable                     solitario               lonely
confundido          confused                        sorprendido          surprised
contento             content,happy                 sospechoso          suspicious
culpable              guilty                             tímido                  shy
deprimido           depressed                        triste                    sad
enamorado          lovestruck                      cansado               tired
enfermo              sick                               bien                     fine,well

NOTE: These adjectives are often used with the verb "sentir" (to feel).
Ejemplo: ¿Cómo sientes tú?
          Siento sorprendido.  I feel surprised.
          Sentimos  agotados.  We feel exhausted.

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