One of the most common questions in Spanish is: ¿Cómo estás? (How are you?) and the answer: Yo Estoy bien/mal (I am good/bad)… It is a temporary state as it changes clearly. Sometimes you are good, tired, sleepy…so, it will take us to the verb Estar (temporary to be).
Let’s see temporary adjectives that can be used only in a temporary state:
|
INGLÉS |
MASCULINO |
FEMENINO |
|
TIRED |
CANSADO |
CANSADA |
|
SLEEPY |
DORMIDO |
DORMIDA |
|
BORED |
ABURRIDO |
ABURRIDA |
|
SAD |
TRISTE |
TRISTE |
|
HAPPY (TEMPORARY) |
CONTENTO |
CONTENTA |
|
HAPPY |
FELIZ |
FELIZ |
|
CRAZY |
LOCO |
LOCA |
|
SICK |
ENFERMO |
ENFERMA |
|
ANGRY |
ENFADADO |
ENFADADA |
|
DEPRESSED |
DEPRIMIDO |
DEPRIMIDA |
|
NERVOUS |
NERVIOSO |
NERVIOSA |
|
WORRIED |
PREOCUPADO |
PREOCUPADA |
|
STRESSED |
ESTRESADO |
ESTRESADA |
|
TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD |
ESTAR DE BUEN HUMOR |
|
|
TO BE IN A BAD MOOD |
ESTAR DE MAL HUMOR |
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◊ Note:
1. CONTENTO means happy, but, it is only used in a temporary form (Estar).
2. FELIZ means also happy, but, it can be used in a temporary form and in a permanent form (Ser).
3. ESTAR DE BUEN/MAL HUMOR it is the same expression for masculine and feminine and the exact translation from English is: ESTAR DE BUEN/MAL HUMOR → TO BE OF A GOOD/BAD MOOD.
