Rasgos específicos del empleo de los “verbos de existencia” en el español comparado con el ruso

Abstract

This article deals with the specific functions of such Spanish verbs as ser / estar / haber which correspond to the unique Russian verb быть that expresses all their meanings by changing its numerous tense and aspect forms. The author’s observations are illustrated with different original examples from many Spanish and Russian texts, well-known songs and modern colloquial speech contexts, as well.