ser and estar

As I understand it the verb “ser” is used for permanent condition, occupation, places of origin, identification and nationality while the verb “estar” is used for  a temporary condition, location and health.

So I said “Antonio esta estudiante” and it was marked as wrong as it should be “Antonio es  estudiante.”  But being a student is not a permanent condition.  Can anyone explain?  I realize esta is not correct but I don't have a way to type in Spanish.

Thanks

Peter

Professions are ser. Spanish means that as any type of work.

What about death? That is estar. Roberto está muerto.

Sadly some things you just have to memorize.

Thanks for the clarification

Peter

I was on my phone last night, so kept it short. But I never liked the temporary vs permeant explanation of Ser/Estar. It seemed to have a lot of holes.

I tend to think in “what” and “how” for ser and estar.

Stolen from baselang but I learned it from Language Transfer (I think):

• - Ser is used in a simple way, to talk about WHAT something is (permanent states), to describe characteristics that are an essential part of the thing we’re talking about.
• - Estar is used to talk about HOW something is, so we use it for conditions, locations, emotions, and actions (temporary states).

It is still confusing (muerto will never make sense to me) but I find it works better for me.

https://baselang.com/blog/basic-grammar/ser-vs-estar-the-only-guide-youll-ever-need/

I came across another twist the other day.

I want to say

WHERE is the meeting?

and

WHEN is the meeting?

WHERE: Dónde está la reunión?

WHEN: Cuándo es la reunión?

Can you confirm that “Cuándo es la reunión?” is correct? If so, one might argue that the time of a meeting is rather temporary and therefore estar is more suitable.

Anyway, I'm curious about your feedback.

Hola a todos,

“¿Cuándo es la reunión? ” is correct. Ser is used with time expressions.

Saludos,

Ricardo