je suis déçu
To say I am disappointed in French, use je suis déçu.
je suis déçu expresses sadness or displeasure because your hopes or expectations were not met. To say what disappointed you, add par, as in déçu par followed by the cause.
Which one should you use?
déçu describes how you feel, while décevant describes something that is itself disappointing. Informally, Ça me déçoit means that disappoints me and Je suis grave déçu(e) means I am seriously disappointed.
How does it change in a sentence?
déçu is the past participle of décevoir, to disappoint, used as an adjective. If the speaker is female, it takes an extra e: je suis déçue.
Did you know?
- The word déçu can also mean 'tricked' or 'cheated' in certain contexts, implying that someone was led into a trap.
- When using the informal grave déçu, the word grave functions as an intensifier similar to 'totally' or 'really' rather than its literal meaning of 'serious'.
- The word suis comes from the Latin sum, but it evolved through Vulgar Latin suiō, which was influenced by the word for 'I was'.
Examples in context
- Je suis déçu par les nouvelles.I am disappointed at the news.Je suis déçu par les nouvelles. means I am disappointed at the news.Tatoeba #12203 by nimfeo, translation #45229 by CK
- Je suis déçu par la fin de cette série télévisée.I am disappointed by the ending of this TV series.Je suis déçu par la fin de cette série télévisée. means I am disappointed by the ending of this TV series.Tatoeba #13923983 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13923982 by Ioan_Cristian
- Je suis déçu(e) que le train ait encore du retardI am disappointed that the train is delayed again
- Je suis vraiment mécontent(e) que tu aies annulé si tardI am really disappointed that you canceled so late
- Ça me déçoit vraiment que tu sois toujours en retardI am truly disappointed that you are always late
- Je suis déçu de ne pas pouvoir venir.I am disappointed that I cannot come.
Example conversation
Lucas and Léa are discussing a canceled concert.
- LéaLe concert est annulé, Lucas.The concert is canceled, Lucas.
- LucasOh non, je suis déçu.Oh no, I am disappointed.
- LéaMoi aussi, je suis très déçue.Me too, I am very disappointed.
- LucasOn essaiera de voir un autre groupe.We will try to see another band.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries je, suis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
