daño nervioso
/daɲo neɾbjoso/from spelling rules
The English phrase "nerve damage" is translated into Spanish as daño nervioso.
Which one should you use?
While daño nervioso refers to nerve damage, you may encounter Lesión nerviosa, which specifically means "nerve injury" and Daño en los nervios, which means "damage to the nerves".
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing the plural "nerve damages", you must pluralize both the noun and the adjective to get daños nerviosos.
How do you pronounce it?
/daɲo neɾbjoso/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, calling someone nervioso can be a personality trait, whereas in English, saying someone is 'nervy' often implies they are bold or impudent.
- The word daño shares a deep linguistic history with the concept of financial loss. Its roots trace back to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning 'expense' or 'investment', linking physical harm to the loss of resources.
- The Spanish suffix -oso in nervioso behaves like the English suffix '-ous' in 'mountainous', effectively meaning 'full of' the noun it is attached to.
Examples in context
- Doctor, tengo daño nervioso en mi brazo derecho y siento entumecimiento.Doctor, I have nerve damage in my right arm, and I feel numbness.
Example conversation
Mateo is talking to Lucía about his medical results.
- MateoLucía, el resultado de la prueba llegó ayer.Lucía, the test result arrived yesterday.
- LucíaY bien, ¿qué te dijo el doctor, Mateo?Well, what did the doctor tell you, Mateo?
- MateoConfirmó que tengo un daño nervioso en la mano.He confirmed that I have nerve damage in my hand.
- LucíaLamento mucho escuchar eso, espero que mejores.I am very sorry to hear that, I hope you get better.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries daño, nervioso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
