How do you use sea in Spanish?

How do you use sea in Spanish?

The expression is formed with the words o (or) and sea, the latter being the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb ser (to be). The meaning of o sea in Spanish is variable, and as an English equivalent, its expression can mean “I mean,” “it’d be,” ”like,” “so,” “that is,” “therefore,” and “or.”

What does Osea mean?

Excuse me “osea” is a word and pertains to bones… What you are looking for is “O sea” meaning “in other words” or “that is to say”.

What does o sea?

If you think about it, the meaning is quite literal: The phrase is made up of the disjunctive conjunction, o (“or”), and the word, sea (“would be”), the third person present subjunctive form of the verb, ser (“to be”).

What tense is sea?

Subjunctive

Subject	Present	Imperfect
yo	sea	fuera
tú	seas	fueras
él/ella/Ud.	sea	fuera
nosotros	seamos	fuéramos

What’s the difference between es and sea?

As it says in the lesson, there is no difference, they both mean the same thing. The only difference is in register, in this case the level of formality: “o sea” is more colloquial (less formal) “es decir” is more formal.

Is sea future tense?

The future subjunctive is hardly ever used, and the past subjunctive tense shown is the one most common….Ser Conjugation: Subjunctive Mood.

	Present	Past
Yo	sea	fuera
Tú	seas	fueras
Usted	sea	fuera
Él, ella	sea	fuera

Is Sea a conjugation of ser?

For the past tense, each conjugation looks a lot like the past indicative form of ser for ustedes and ellos – fueron. Change the “o” to an “a,” and you have the base for the past subjunctive….Ser Conjugation: Subjunctive Mood.

	Present	Past
Tú	seas	fueras
Usted	sea	fuera
Él, ella	sea	fuera
Nosotros	seamos	fuéramos