¿Estás herido?
The English phrase "are you hurt?" is translated into Spanish as ¿Estás herido?
This phrase is used to ask if someone has suffered a physical injury.
Which one should you use?
While ¿Estás herido? asks if a person has sustained an injury, ¿Te duele algo? is a more common way to ask if someone is experiencing pain in a specific area.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are speaking to a woman, you must change the masculine adjective herido to the feminine form ¿Estás herida? To ask if a group of people is hurt, use the plural form ¿Están heridos?
Did you know?
- If you see someone in a minor accident, asking ¿Estás herido? might sound overly dramatic, as it often implies a serious wound like a slash or a gunshot. In everyday situations, people are much more likely to ask ¿Te has hecho daño? instead.
- The verb herir can be used to describe the effect of a strong smell or a loud noise, such as herir el olfato or herir el oído, which means to overwhelm the senses.
- In Spanish, if you want to ask if someone is 'hurt' in the sense of being emotionally devastated, you might say they are con el corazón herido, literally meaning 'with a wounded heart'.
Examples in context
- ¡Caramba! ¡Qué mal te ves! ¿Estás lastimado?Wow! You look really bad! Are you hurt?
- ¿Estás herido?Are you hurt?
- Dime la verdad, ¿estás herido?Tell me the truth, are you hurt?
Example conversation
Daniel falls while playing soccer.
- Lucía¡Daniel! ¿Estás herido?Daniel! Are you hurt?
- DanielNo mucho, solo me duele el tobillo.Not much, my ankle just hurts.
- LucíaDéjame ver tu pierna.Let me see your leg.
- DanielGracias, Lucía.Thanks, Lucía.
