ser de

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to be of”.

Verb

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, to have got to, have to, gotta [with de (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Es de ir por un café, ¿qué dices?
    We gotta go for a coffee, what do you say?
  2. to be one for; to be the type to
    No es de celebrar feriados.
    They aren't the type to celebrate holidays.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ser de (irregular; impersonal) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ser de
gerund siendo de
past participle masculine feminine
singular sido de —
plural — —
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present — — es de — — —
imperfect — — era de — — —
preterite — — fue de — — —
future — — será de — — —
conditional — — sería de — — —
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present — — sea de — — —
imperfect
(ra) 		— — fuera de — — —
imperfect
(se) 		— — fuese de — — —
future1 — — fuere de — — —
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative — — — — —
negative — — — — —

1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.

    Selected combined forms of ser de (irregular; impersonal)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive ser de dative serme de serte de serle de, serse de sernos de seros de serles de, serse de
accusative serme de serte de serlo de, serla de, serse de sernos de seros de serlos de, serlas de, serse de
with gerund siendo de dative siéndome de siéndote de siéndole de, siéndose de siéndonos de siéndoos de siéndoles de, siéndose de
accusative siéndome de siéndote de siéndolo de, siéndola de, siéndose de siéndonos de siéndoos de siéndolos de, siéndolas de, siéndose de
with informal second-person singular tuteo/voseo imperative — dative — — — — not used —
accusative — — —, — — not used —, —
with formal second-person singular imperative — dative — not used —, — — not used —
accusative — not used —, —, — — not used —, —
with first-person plural imperative — dative not used — — — — —
accusative not used — —, — — — —, —
with informal second-person plural imperative — dative — not used — — — —
accusative — not used —, — — — —, —
with formal second-person plural imperative — dative — not used — — not used —, —
accusative — not used —, — — not used —, —, —
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