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Esta es un demostrativo femenino que puede referirse a lo que esta cerca de la persona que habla, a algo que ha sido mencionado o sera mencionado a continuacion, o a un periodo de tiempo, un momento o un lugar que es proximo. No debe acentuarse en ningun caso.

Esta es un pronombre demostrativo femenino; antiguamente se escribia con tilde pues se pensaba que esta podia ayudar a evitar confusiones, sin embargo, actualmente la Real Academia Espanola desaconseja su acentuacion, incluso en casos en que pudiera haber ambiguedad.

Esta, en cambio, es el verbo estar en algunas de sus formas personales; se utiliza para expresar el estado o situacion de alguien o algo, o en referencia a algo que se halla en un lugar o situacion en particular.

Debido a que sus diferencias pueden resultar confusas, a continuacion te explicamos en detalle cuando y por que deben ser acentuadas estas palabras.

Esta es un demostrativo femenino que puede utilizarse como adjetivo demostrativo para referirse a algo que esta proximo de quien habla, a algo que acaba de ser mencionado o que sera comentado a continuacion; en referencia a un periodo de tiempo, un momento o un lugar que es relativamente proximo, o para indicar una valoracion positiva o negativa sobre alguien o algo cercano a quien habla. Al ser un adjetivo, afecta o determina al sustantivo junto al cual aparece.

Por ejemplo:

Esta tambien puede funcionar como pronombre demostrativo femenino para referirse a algo que esta cerca de la persona que habla, a algo que se acaba de referir o que se mencionara mas adelante, o para hacer referencia a una persona presente o consabida, en cuyo caso tiene cierta carga despectiva. Puesto que es un pronombre, reemplaza siempre a un sustantivo y funcionara como tal. Es importante recordar que en ninguno de estos casos debe estar acentuado.

Por ejemplo:

Esta es un pronombre demostrativo femenino que la Real Academia Espanola desaconsejaba tildar desde 1959, aunque admitia dicha tilde en casos de ambiguedad.

Desde 2010, con la publicacion de la Ortografia de la Lengua Espanola, no obstante, la academia recomienda expresamente no acentuar ningun pronombre en funcion demostrativa (ese, este, aquel), aun cuando pueda incurrirse en ambiguedad.

La razon de esto es que el pronombre demostrativo esta es tonico, y, ademas, al ser una palabra llana terminada en vocal, forma parte del grupo de vocablos que segun las reglas de acentuacion no necesitan tilde.

De este modo, en lugar de escribir:

Hoy en dia podemos escribir, por ejemplo:

Vea mas sobre:

Esta es el verbo estar conjugado en segunda (usted) y tercera persona (el, ella) de singular de presente en modo indicativo; puede significar que alguien o algo se encuentra en determinado estado, o que algo existe o se encuentra en un lugar o situacion, entre otras acepciones.

Por ejemplo:

If you remember being taught some time in the past that esta and esta were different, you’re not losing your mind! Until a few years ago, esta and esta were different.

Esta was a demonstrative adjective meaning this, and it appeared before the noun it modified. Esta was a demonstrative pronoun meaning this or this one, and it took the place of whatever noun it referred to.

For example:

So, what happened? Well, first we need to talk a bit about la Real Academia Espanola,commonly called la RAE.

Ok, so what does that have to do with esta and esta? Well, a few years ago la RAE decided that it was no longer necessary to differentiate between esta and esta. This was not the result of some linguistic temper tantrum. In fact, la RAE had a good motive for sending esta to the chopping block: the accent is simply not necessary. And, although you may hear that you should still accent the pronoun esta in cases of ambiguity, la RAE states that true cases of ambiguity are extremely rare and often contrived. In the very rare cases that may exist, la RAE suggests the ambiguous phrase be made clear through other means, such as rephrasing or placement of a helpful comma.

Let’s take a look at a few more examples.

Some of the uses of esta in the dialogue above are adjectives (esta camisa, esta camisa roja), and some are pronouns (esta es tuya, esta aqui). If you can't tell the difference between the two, it's no big deal! Thanks to la RAE, they’re now spelled exactly the same way.

La duda sobre la manera de escribir esta, esta o esta es una de las mas frecuentes. Esta palabra dependiendo del contexto se refiere a elementos muy distintos. Antes de saber en que lugar o no debemos colocar un acento, debemos conocer el significado de cada una de estas palabras, de lo contrario sera imposible acentuarla correctamente. Toma nota del significado de la palabra esta, esta o esta.

Para poder escribir mejor estas tres palabras vamos a utilizarlas en algunas frases, de esta manera podremos determinar mejor si llevan o no tilde. Quedate con alguno de estos ejemplos y descubre como emplearlas correctamente.

Con estas pautas no puedes fallar, vas a poder determinar mucho mejor la palabra que mejor encaja con una serie de elementos necesarios. Atrevete a escribir mucho mejor y encontrar la palabra adecuada para cada texto.

El idioma espanol, a diferencia de otras lenguas como el ingles, usa tildes o acentuacion en ciertas palabras. Muchas veces esta acentuacion puede cambiar por completo el significado de un termino que de otra manera sonaria igual, con o sin tilde. En este articulo veremos el caso de esta, esta o esta, y analizaremos cuando se debe usar una u otra forma.

Cuando no lleva tilde alguna, entonces el termino es un adjetivo demostrativo femenino, y siempre va a tener la particularidad de que va siempre antes de un sustantivo. Se usa «esta» para referirse a un objeto o persona. Ejemplos:

Como es un adjetivo, tiene la propiedad de modificar el sustantivo al cual precede (cambiandole el genero).

Aqui vemos que se pone la tilde en la primera letra, y en este caso estamos hablando de un pronombre demostrativo femenino.

Hay que notar que desde 2010, la RAE recomienda no tildar ningun adjetivo demostrativo (aquel, ese, este), aun cuando se incurra en casos de ambiguedad. ¿Por que? Pues bien, lo que sucede es que el pronombre demostrativo esta es tonico, y es ademas una palabra llana que acaba en vocal, por lo que entra en el grupo de terminos que no necesitan llevar tilde.

Por lo tanto, antes debiamos escribir con tilde en ejemplos como estos:

Ahora, con la resolucion de la RAE, habra que evitar la tilde en frases como estas.

Cuando la tilde va en la ultima letra, estamos hablando de un significado totalmente diferente a los anteriores, pues ahora se trata de una conjugacion del verbo estar. Mas concretamente, se refiere a la 2a y 3a del presente de indicativo (singular). Ejemplos:

Teniendo en cuenta la explicacion de cada uno de los casos, solamente queda memorizarlos para poder aplicarlos correctamente cada vez que necesites usarlas en un texto. ¡Buena suerte!

Ver tambien: da o da.

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Under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, travelers in the following categories must obtain a visa prior to traveling to the United States as they are no longer eligible to travel under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP):

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If an individual who is exempt from the Act because of his or her diplomatic or military presence in one of the seven countries has his or her ESTA denied, he or she may go to the CBP website, or contact the CBP information Center. The traveler may also apply for a nonimmigrant visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection strongly recommends that any traveler to the United States check his or her ESTA status prior to making any travel reservations or travelling to the United States. More information is available on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website. 

From January 12 2009, Electronic Travel Authorization (ESTA) became mandatory for all travelers before visiting the United States either by air or sea. Citizens from Visa Waiver countries must apply for ESTA (U.S. Travel Authorization) to be eligible for admittance into the United States.

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If you're a national of a qualifying VWP country and will need to transit through the US to another country such as Mexico, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands under the VWP for the purpose of conducting short-term business or for tourism visit, you will need to obtain an ESTA. If you're travelling with a minor, that's a child under 18 years, who is also a citizen of a VWP country, you will need to apply for ESTA for the child. 

The application process for ESTA can take up to a few weeks, although the ESTA Webiste recommends that the application be made at least 72 hours before departure. We recommend that you avoid applying in rush, take some time to ensure that you understand the application process, and verify your validity for an ESTA before applying. If your application is denied, you will have to apply for a B-1 Visitor Visa or B-2 Tourist Visa. A free ESTA Application (eligibility test) is available.

The ESTA is a prerequisite for citizens of VWP member countries who wish to travel by air or sea to the United States as a final destination or in transit to another destination. There's no guarantee that you will gain permission to enter the US even when granted a travel authorization. Remember that it is not a visa. The US immigration will conduct checks to ascertain the validity of your travel authorization. 

There are four steps to the ESTA application process. You will first need to download the ESTA form then fill in the required data and submit the form electronically. The next step is to submit the required payment. You will then receive a confirmation email reflecting the final decision. This will one of three responses: Authorization Approved, Authorization Pending or Travel Not Authorized. 

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The purpose of this ESTA application is to conduct an initial screening of passengers before opening the right to visit the United States. With Electronic Travel Authorization (ESTA) you are eligible for stays of 90 days or less in the USA.