• Fushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    20 hours ago

    The library is a thing, not a person. That’s why you say está, because there’s nothing inherent about a library, it’s just an outer description. In general location descriptions are described with está, no ser.

    Estoy triste: I am sad right now Soy triste: I am a sad person, in general.

    La biblioteca está genial: the library is awesome right now (maybe due to an event or special decoration or because it was recently cleaned). La biblioteca es genial: the library is awesome in general.

    Tengo hambre: I am hungry Soy hambre: I am hunger/(a hungry person)