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ser

/ˈseɾ/, [ˈseɾ]

be

Verb ser (first-person singular present soy, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle sido)

  1. to be (essentially or identified as)
    Yo soy de los Estados Unidos.
    I am from the United States.
    Errar es humano.
    To err is human.
  2. to be (in the passive voice sense)
    La guitarra fue tocada.
    The guitar was played.
  3. to exist; to occur
    La fiesta será mañana.
    The party will be tomorrow.

Noun ser m (plural seres)

  1. a being, organism
  2. nature, essence
  3. value, worth

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Hice cada esfuerzo para llevar a cabo el plan, pero después de todo, resultó ser en vano.

    I made every effort to realize the plan but after all it turned out to be in vain.

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  • ¿Malware? Esa palabra tendrá éxito. Podría hasta ser la palabra de la década, y por qué no, del siglo.

    Malware? This word will be a hit. It could become the word of the decade and, why not, of the century.

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  • Deben de ser estadounidenses.

    They must be Americans.

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  • La pena de muerte debería ser abolida.

    The death penalty should be abolished.

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  • Solíamos ser amigos.

    We used to be friends.

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  • Ese hecho no puede ser negado.

    The fact cannot be denied.

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  • El medicamento debe ser sometido a ensayos clínicos antes de ser aprobado.

    The drug must go through clinical trials before being approved.

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  • Nosotros solíamos ser humanos.

    We used to be human.

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  • Tienes mucho que aprender sobre ser agradable.

    You've got a lot to learn about being nice.

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  • Pensaba que él te amaba, pero parece ser que él amaba a otra.

    I thought he loved you, but as it is, he loved another girl.

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