ser
/sehr/
English
to be (permanent)
हिन्दी (Hindi)
होना
hona
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
ਹੋਣਾ
hona
Literal meaning
Used for permanent traits, identity, and origin, unlike 'estar' for temporary states.
Example sentence
Soy estudiante de español.
I am a Spanish student.
Practice speaking
Speaking practice needs your browser's speech recognition (best supported in Chrome/Chromium). It isn't available here, but you can still listen to the pronunciation .