coma
/ˈkoma/masculine
The Spanish word for "coma" (a deep sleep) is coma.
Meaning: Deep sleep (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈkoma/
Did you know?
- While you are discussing a medical coma, the same word is used in Spanish to mean a 'comma' in a sentence. This creates a strange triple-meaning where 'coma' can represent a deep sleep, a punctuation mark, or a command to eat.
- In Spanish, the word coma is a noun that can refer to a deep sleep, but it is also the imperative form used to tell someone 'eat'!
- While coma (deep sleep) and coma (comma) look identical in Spanish, they come from two different Ancient Greek words: κῶμα and κόμμα.
Examples in context
- ¿Está Tom en coma?Is Tom in a coma?This sentence is useful for asking if a person is in a state of coma.Tatoeba #2912783 by teskmon, translation #2648799 by CK
- Yanni estaba en coma inducido.Yanni was in a medically induced coma.This sentence is useful for describing a person who was in a medically induced coma.Tatoeba #10354180 by Seael, translation #9956129 by Amastan
- Él acabó de despertar de un coma.He just came out of his coma.This sentence is useful for describing someone waking up from a coma.Tatoeba #11364945 by Jeigmz, translation #7389599 by CH
- El paciente se encuentra en coma profundo.The patient is in a deep coma.
- El paciente está en comaThe patient is in a coma
- El accidente dejó a María en coma durante una semana.The accident left María in a coma for a week.
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Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a patient in the hospital.
- MaríaEl médico dice que sigue en coma.The doctor says he is still in a coma.
- AlejandroEspero que despierte pronto, María.I hope he wakes up soon, María.
- MaríaNo sabemos cuánto durará el coma.We don't know how long the coma will last.
- AlejandroSolo nos queda esperar, Alejandro dice lo mismo.All we can do is wait, Alejandro says the same thing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “coma” translations and entries coma, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries coma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
