I find this article really interesting. I am a native speaker of Spanish and the verb &#x27;to be&#x27; is usually one of the first lessons we learn when we study English.<p>Spanish has to different verbs to depict the meaning(s) of &#x27;to be&#x27; -&gt; ser (exist) and estar (stay). I always thought merging those meanings into a single verb did not help to express the richness of the English language.