Am I right that (mostly) if I use it with estar it means bored and with ser it means boring?
Estar/ser aburrido
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Emanuel B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Estar/ser aburrido
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate estar in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"
Asked 5 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Yes, you are right Emanuel.
Soy aburrido = I am boring (I am a boring person)
Estoy aburrido = I am bored
However, have a look at this other example:
Esta película es muy aburrida = This film is very boring.
Esta película está muy aburrida = This film is [getting] boring.
At the moment of watching the film, you find it boring. This is expressing a quality to describe the film when you are watching it, as opposed to a permanent quality to describe the film.
I hope this helps,
Inma
Emanuel B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Great. Thank you, Inma, for sharing this interesting nuance.
Bst wishes,
Emanuel
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