> Taking those points in mind, I think there can be a lot of similarity when thinking around an equals sign and the verb is/to be. I am cautious about this: In

> Taking those points in mind, I think there can be a lot of similarity when thinking around an equals sign and the verb is/to be. I am cautious about this: In Spanish and Portuguese, there exist two "to be": ser and estar, which roughly refer to "general situation" vs. "current state". For European Portuguese, pedrocr gave a nice explanation on HN in the past: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12879529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12879529 So, don't confuse (Spanish) Tú eres linda. Tú estás linda. (Portuguese) Você é linda. Você está linda. ("you are gorgeous" (referring to a female person)). The second means that she is currently beautiful with a possible hint that she might normally be ugly.