Spanish Word of the Day 11 June 2004 -- ser

Another verb today...
Today is ser, which means to be. It is used to describe permanent or long-term attributes like nationality, physical characteristics, personality, professions, etc.

And here's the conjugation:

yo soy
tú eres
él es
nosotros somos
ustedes son
ellos son

And an example sentence: Soy la esposa de Julián. I am the spouse of Julian.