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Why ser and not estar in this sentence?

Richard A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why ser and not estar in this sentence?

No seas tonto.   It feels like we are describing a temporary condition. Why is ser used?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming the Spanish imperative of tú (negative commands) "
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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Richard

I think this was answered in this other thread.

Saludos

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Richard A. asked:

Why ser and not estar in this sentence?

No seas tonto.   It feels like we are describing a temporary condition. Why is ser used?

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