Why in the following example is ser used? I thought that the estar form would be used because cheerful is a an emotion or feeling. Wouldn't this indicate that the group is "always cheerful"?
Ustedes ________ muy alegres.
You are very cheerful.Ser and emotions/feelings
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Ser and emotions/feelings
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate ser in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"
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Hola Mollie
In this sentence what they mean is that they are happy people, meaning they have that sort of character, as an essential characteristic in them.
If we want to say that they are feeling that happiness at the moment of speaking then we use estar:
Ustedes están muy alegres.
In this case, we are talking about how they feel then because something nice is happening, they are maybe at a party or they just won the lottery, etc...
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos
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