me aburrió
/me aburjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "bored me" is translated into Spanish as me aburrió.
me aburrió is used when something or someone caused a person to feel weary and restless through lack of interest.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the indirect object pronoun me (me) and the third-person singular preterite form of the verb aburrir (to bore).
Which one should you use?
Use me aburre if the thing is currently or habitually boring you, whereas me aburrió refers to a specific completed event in the past. The imperfect form me aburría is used to describe a continuous or habitual state of boredom in the past (it was boring me / it used to bore me).
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "I got bored" (the state of being bored) instead of "it bored me" (the cause), use the reflexive form me aburrí.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use me aburrió to describe the state of being bored yourself. Instead, use me aburrí to mean "I got bored".
Did you know?
- Spanish speakers often use the phrase estoy aburrido to describe their current mood, but if they say soy aburrido, it means they believe they are a boring person by nature.
- In Spanish, the word aburrir can also mean 'to annoy' or 'to pester' in certain contexts. While it primarily describes a lack of interest, it can also imply that someone is being tiresome or irritating.
- The pronoun me in me aburrió comes from the Latin 'mē' and likely incorporates elements of the Latin 'mihi', which served as the dative form of 'I'.
Examples in context
- Su discurso me aburrió.His speech bored me.This sentence is useful for showing how a specific event like a speech can cause boredom using me aburrió.Tatoeba #1590152 by teskmon, translation #285363 by CH
- La película me aburrió mucho.The movie bored me a lot.
- Esa clase me aburrió.That class bored me.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are talking about a book.
- Javier¿Te gustó el libro, Sofía?Did you like the book, Sofía?
- SofíaNo, la historia me aburrió.No, the story bored me.
- Javier¡Qué pena! A mí me encantó.That's a shame! I loved it.
- SofíaEs que fue demasiado lento.It's just that it was too slow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries me, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
