dolió
/doljo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase "it hurt" is expressed as dolió.
This phrase is used to say that a past event or injury caused physical or emotional pain.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the phrase me dolió un montón is used to emphasize extreme pain.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form dolió refers to a specific completed moment of pain. If you want to describe ongoing or habitual pain in the past, use dolía (it used to hurt / it was hurting). If the pain is happening right now, use the present tense duele instead. Finally, if the subject causing the pain is plural (e.g., 'the cuts'), the verb changes to dolieron in the preterite tense.
How do you pronounce it?
/doljo/
Did you know?
- To express that something 'hurts like crazy', a common colloquialism is duele como un demonio, which literally translates to 'it hurts like a demon'.
- In Spanish, the root of doler is the same as in the English word 'doleful', which describes a feeling of deep grief or sadness.
- When describing a physical injury, Spanish speakers often use the definite article el or la before the body part, such as me dolió el brazo instead of using a possessive like 'my arm'.
Examples in context
- Dolió tanto.It hurt so much.This sentence demonstrates how to use dolió to express intensity.Tatoeba #10032514 by DJ_Saidez, translation #10009559 by DJ_Saidez
- El accidente de coche me hirió profundamente, tanto física como emocionalmente.The car accident hurt me deeply, both physically and emotionally.
- El médico me diagnosticó una lesión que me causó mucho dolor.The doctor diagnosed me with an injury that caused me a lot of pain.
- La caída me dolió muchísimo.The fall hurt me a lot.
- Las palabras hirientes que me dijo me hicieron mucho daño.The hurtful words they said to me hurt me deeply.
- La lesión en la pierna me dolió un montón, apenas podía caminar.The leg injury hurt me a ton, I could barely walk.
- Me dolió mucho la cabeza ayer.My head hurt a lot yesterday.
- ¿Te dolió la caída?Did the fall hurt you?
Example conversation
Mateo asks Sofía about a small injury from a fall.
- Mateo¿Te dolió mucho el golpe?Did the hit hurt you a lot?
- SofíaNo, no me dolió casi nada.No, it hardly hurt at all.
- MateoQué bueno que no dolió.I'm glad it didn't hurt.
- SofíaSí, estoy bien.Yes, I am fine.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
