ser de
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to be of”.
Verb
[edit]ser de (impersonal, third-person singular present es de, third-person singular preterite fue de, past participle sido de)
- (impersonal, colloquial, El Salvador, Ecuador) Synonym of hay que: to be necessary [with de (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- Es de ir por un café, ¿qué dices?
- We gotta go for a coffee, what do you say?
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | ser de | ||||||
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gerund | siendo de | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | sido de | — | |||||
plural | — | — | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | — | — | es de | — | — | — | |
imperfect | — | — | era de | — | — | — | |
preterite | — | — | fue de | — | — | — | |
future | — | — | será de | — | — | — | |
conditional | — | — | sería de | — | — | — | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | — | — | sea de | — | — | — | |
imperfect (ra) |
— | — | fuera de | — | — | — | |
imperfect (se) |
— | — | fuese de | — | — | — | |
future1 | — | — | fuere de | — | — | — | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | — | — | — | — | — | ||
negative | — | — | — | — | — |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive ser de | |||||||
dative | serme de | serte de | serle de, serse de | sernos de | seros de | serles de, serse de | |
accusative | serme de | serte de | serlo de, serla de, serse de | sernos de | seros de | serlos de, serlas de, serse de | |
with gerund siendo de | |||||||
dative | siéndome de | siéndote de | siéndole de, siéndose de | siéndonos de | siéndoos de | siéndoles de, siéndose de | |
accusative | siéndome de | siéndote de | siéndolo de, siéndola de, siéndose de | siéndonos de | siéndoos de | siéndolos de, siéndolas de, siéndose de | |
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | — | — | — | not used | — | |
accusative | — | — | —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
with formal second-person singular imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | — | |
accusative | — | not used | —, —, — | — | not used | —, — | |
with first-person plural imperative — | |||||||
dative | not used | — | — | — | — | — | |
accusative | not used | — | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
with informal second-person plural imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | not used | — | — | — | — | |
accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | — | —, — | |
with formal second-person plural imperative — | |||||||
dative | — | not used | — | — | not used | —, — | |
accusative | — | not used | —, — | — | not used | —, —, — |