quemado
/keˈmado/
The English word "burned" is translated into Spanish as quemado.
quemado is used to describe something that has been consumed by fire. It can function as a standalone adjective or as a past participle in perfect tenses.
Meaning: consumed by fire (adj)
Which one should you use?
While quemado is the general term for burned, you might use more specific words depending on the extent of the damage: use carbonizado/a if something has been burned to charcoal or carbon and use chamuscado/a if something has been slightly burned or singed.
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, the form must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use quemada for feminine singular nouns, quemados for masculine plural nouns and quemadas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/keˈmado/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the verb quemar is used as a colloquial term for spending money very quickly, as if the cash were being consumed by fire.
- In many Latin American countries, if you say a joke is quemado, you are not saying it was destroyed by fire, but that it is 'old' or 'cliché'.
- In certain Spanish-speaking regions, calling someone quemado is a slang way to say they are 'exhausted' or 'burnt out' from work or stress.
Examples in context
- Todavía no se ha quemado nada.Nothing has been burned yet.This sentence shows how to use quemado in the context of nothing being burned yet.Tatoeba #9618220 by Shishir, translation #4496206 by CK
- Los herejes fueron quemados vivos.The heretics were burned alive.This sentence uses quemado to describe people being burned alive.Tatoeba #2339232 by marcelostockle, translation #2337350 by Hybrid
- El hereje fue quemado en la hoguera.The heretic was burned at the stake.This sentence uses quemado to describe someone being burned at the stake.Tatoeba #5864213 by albrusgher, translation #2337345 by Hybrid
- El papel quedó completamente quemado.The paper was completely burned.
- El bosque quedó carbonizado después del incendio.The forest remained carbonized after the fire.
- El pan está un poco chamuscado, pero sigue siendo comestible.The bread is a little burned, but still edible.
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Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry quemado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
