ser de

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, to be of.

Verb

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ser de (impersonal, third-person singular present es de, third-person singular preterite fue de, past participle sido de)

  1. (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

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