esta

See also: Esta, ESTA, está, està, estä, ésta, ēsta, and ēstā

Aragonese

Determiner

esta

1. feminine singular of este

Asturian

Adjective

esta

1. feminine singular of esti

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈes.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈes.ta]

Determiner

esta

1. feminine singular of este

Pronoun

esta

1. feminine singular of este

Fala

Determiner

esta f sg

1. feminine singular of esti

Pronoun

esta f sg

1. feminine singular of esti
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     En esta época en que otras lenguas de España son recuñucias por tos cumu uficiais en sei territoriu […]

     In this time when other languages of Spain are recognised by everyone as official in their territory […]

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛstɐ/

Determiner

esta f (masculine singular este, masculine plural estes, feminine plural estas)

1. this

   Esta semana non podo ir. Este vai ser un ano moi duro.

   I can't go this week. This is going to be a very tough year.

Further reading

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “esta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.sta/
• Rhymes: -esta
• Hyphenation: é‧sta

Determiner

esta

1. feminine singular of esto

Ladino

Etymology 1

Cognate with Spanish esta.

Determiner

esta (Hebrew spelling איסטה)

1. feminine singular of este
   • 2005, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], volumes 26–28, page 36:

     Onde vemos ke en esta parasha de "Bo" dize el pasuk: "i sera kuando dirian a vozotros guestros ijos: ke es isto?".

     Where we see that in this parashah of Bo, the verse says: ‘and when shall it be that your children would say to you: what is this?’

Pronoun

esta (Hebrew spelling איסטה)

1. feminine singular of este
   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[2], page 126:

     "Sí, esta es una biskikleta rovada", le dize el pulís, "i tú sos el ladrón!"
     "Yo? Ladrón?!" se metió a gritar Aharon, "Esta bisikleta yo la trushi de Italia ayer. Na, está sovre mi pasaporto!"
     "Ayde, no kontes patranya i ven pishín kon mi!" le disho el pulís, tomándole le bisikleta de la mano i aferrándolo del braso. I se lo yevó a la prezión.

     ‘Yes, this is a stolen bicycle,’ the officer said. ‘And you are the thief!’
     ‘Me? [A] thief‽’ Aharon began to shout, ‘I brought this bicycle from Italy yesterday. For goodness’ sake, it’s on my passport!’
     ‘Let’s go, stop talking nonsense and come with me, immediately!’ the officer told him, seizing the bicycle in [one] hand from him and holding him by the arm. [Then] he arrived at prison.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esta

1. third-person singular present indicative of estar
2. second-person singular imperative of estar

Mirandese

Pronoun

esta

1. feminine singular of este

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːs.tɑ/

Noun

ēsta

1. genitive/nominative/accusative plural of ēst

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛs̺.ta/

Pronoun

esta

1. feminine singular of este
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 7 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.

     This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of her altar.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesta/

Verb

·esta

1. second-person singular past subjunctive of ithid

Mutation

Mutation of esta

radical	lenition	nasalization
·esta (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	·n-esta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Spanish

Etymology 1

Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese esta.

Determiner

esta

1. feminine singular of este
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 2r:

     […] Quiçab. ha .L. iuſtos en eſta uilla e pues matar los as. E non parçiras allogar por los .L. iuſtos. Por fer eſta coſa uedado ſea ati. de matar el iuſto por el peccador. Nõ ſe juez en toda la tierra q̃ fẏzies eſte iudizio.

     “ […] Perhaps there are fifty righteous in this city and thus you would kill them. Will you not spare the place for the fifty righteous? To do such a thing is far from you; to kill the righteous because of the sinner. I know not of a judge on earth who would make such a judgment”.

   • Idem, f. 14v.

     embio pharaon amoẏſen ⁊ aaron. E dixo les peq̃ eſta uez el criador es iuſto. ⁊ ẏo e mio pueblo ſomos peccadores. […]

     Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and said, “This time I have sinned against you, and the Creator is just, and my people and I are sinners. […] ”

Pronoun

esta

1. feminine singular of este
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 23v:

     Eſta es piedra muy preciada ⁊ muy noble. ⁊ fallan la de muchas colores. ca dellas ay amariellas claras. ⁊ otras pardas.

     This is a very prized and noble stone. It can be found in many colors, for some are yellow, some are pale and some are dun.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esta

1. third-person singular present indicative of estar
2. second-person singular imperative of estar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esta, from Latin istam.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛstɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧ta

• Audio (São Paulo):

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Determiner

esta

1. feminine singular of este

Pronoun

esta

1. feminine singular of este

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:esta.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives
		Pronouns					Adverbs
		Singular		Plural		Neuter
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	X	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
	de + X	deste	desta	destes	destas	disto	daqui
	em + X	neste	nesta	nestes	nestas	nisto	—
Medial	X	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
	de + X	desse	dessa	desses	dessas	disso	daí
	em + X	nesse	nessa	nesses	nessas	nisso	—
Distal	X	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá, acolá
	de + X	daquele	daquela	daqueles	daquelas	daquilo	dali, dacolá
	em + X	naquele	naquela	naqueles	naquelas	naquilo	—
	a + X	àquele	àquela	àqueles	àquelas	àquilo
Anaphoric	X	o	a	os	as	—	—
	de + X	do	da	dos	das
	em + X	no	na	nos	nas
	a + X	ao	à	aos	às

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ista, feminine of iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesta/ [ˈes.t̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -esta
• Syllabification: es‧ta
• (Puerto Rico) IPA^(key): /ˈeta/

Determiner

esta f sg

1. feminine singular of este

Pronoun

esta f sg

1. (demonstrative) Alternative spelling of ésta (“this one”)

Usage notes

The unaccented form can function as a pronoun if it can be unambiguously deduced as such from context.

See also

Spanish personal pronouns

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí1
	plural	masculine2		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		feminine		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal3		usted	le, se4	lo/la5	usted
	plural	familiar6	masculine2	vosotros	os		vosotros
			feminine	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general3		ustedes	les, se4	los/las5	ustedes
third person	singular	masculine2		él	le, se4	lo	él
		feminine		ella		la	ella
		neuter		ello7		lo	ello
	plural	masculine2		ellos	les, se4	los	ellos
		feminine		ellas		las	ellas
	reflexive			—	se		sí1

1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
2. Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
4. If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
6. Used primarily in Spain
7. Used only in rare circumstances