What does es mean in Spanish?

Question

I would like to know what does es, un amigo and estudiante is!

Answer 1

un amigo means a friend (masculine)

estudiante means student

es comes from the verb ser meaning "to be" it is the he/she form of the verb and is usually translated as "is"

Answer 2

es=is

un amigo=friend

estudiante=student

Answer 3

is a friend and student

Answer 4

Es is the third person singular forum of the verb SER which means TO BE.

The third person is used when talking about 1 person or thing.

He is- Él es

John is- John es

She is- Ella es

Mary is- Mary es

The dog is- El perro es

This can be followed by a number of things:

adjectives(describing words)

John is funny.- John es cómico.

Mary is tall.- Mary es alta.

The dog is lazy. - El perro es perezoso.

The class is interesting. - La clase es interesante.

Renaming or identifying

John es un amigo.

Mary es una amiga.

Señora Garcia es una profesora.

He is Juan.- Él es Juan.

My friend is John. - Mi amigo es John.

John is my friend.- John es mi amigo.

origin (where they are from)

Él es de California.

Ella es de España.

There are many more. These are just some to help you get started with your first few lessons.

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