estar enamorado de
/estaɾ enamoɾado de/from spelling rules
To be in love with in Spanish is estar enamorado de.
This phrase is used to express that someone feels a strong romantic attraction and love for another person.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to being in love of someone.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb estar is used because being in love is treated as a state or condition rather than a permanent characteristic. The adjective must agree in gender with the person who is in love: use enamorado for a male and enamorada for a female. The adjective must be pluralized to enamorados if the subject is a group of people.
How do you pronounce it?
/estaɾ enamoɾado de/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid the common mistake of using the preposition con (with) instead of the required de (of) when translating 'in love with'.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, you can use the phrase enamorar as a transitive verb meaning 'to make someone fall in love'.
- Because enamorado is a past participle, the phrase literally describes the person as having been 'enamored' by someone.
- The adjective enamorado is closely related to the Portuguese word namorado, which is often used to mean 'boyfriend' or 'girlfriend'.
Examples in context
- Solo me preguntaba si Tom podría estar enamorado de Mary.I was just wondering if Tom could possibly be in love with Mary.This sentence shows how to use estar enamorado de to express a possibility regarding someone's feelings.Tatoeba #6631605 by UsuarioX, translation #1030113 by CK
- Estar enamorado no es lo mismo que querer. Puedes estar enamorado de una mujer y odiarla de todos modos.To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.This sentence highlights the distinction between being in love and the general act of loving someone using estar enamorado de.Tatoeba #1232846 by Shishir, translation #918785 by Scott
- Estoy enamorado/a de tiI am in love with you
- Está enamorado/a de él/ellaHe/She is in love with him/her
- Siento amor por ellaI feel love for her
- Estoy colado/a por él/ellaI am head over heels in love with him/her
- Ando prendido/a de tiI am really into you
- Está enamorado/a de su mejor amigo/aHe/She is in love with his/her best friend
- Estoy colado/a por MartaI am head over heels in love with Marta
- Ando prendido/a de PedroI am really into Pedro
- Él parece estar enamorado de su vecina.He seems to be in love with his neighbor.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
