pintado
/pinˈtado/
The English word "painted" is translated into Spanish as pintado.
pintado is used to describe something that has been painted, either as an adjective or as a past participle.
Meaning: painted (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as an adjective, the form must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use pintada for feminine singular nouns, pintados for masculine plural nouns and pintadas for feminine plural nouns. However, when used as a past participle to form perfect tenses, such as "has painted", the form remains pintado regardless of the subject's gender or number.
How do you pronounce it?
/pinˈtado/
Did you know?
- There is a traditional Spanish expression está pintado which can be used sarcastically to describe a person who is useless and just 'standing there' like a decoration.
- The verb pintar can also mean 'to appear' or 'to look like' in certain contexts, such as le pintó un problema, meaning 'a problem appeared for him'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the phrase quedar pintado is used to say that someone looks exactly like another person or a specific object, similar to the English 'spitting image'.
Examples in context
- Tom no ha pintado por años.Tom hasn't painted for years.This sentence shows the use of pintado as a past participle.Tatoeba #1439516 by marcelostockle, translation #1093568 by CK
- ¿Quién ha pintado este cuadro?Who painted this painting?Tatoeba #3041 by Shishir, translation #2226 by CM
- He pintado durante toda mi vida.I've painted all my life.Tatoeba #6592899 by arh, translation #9584670 by DJ_Saidez
- El cuadro está pintado con colores vivos.The painting is done with vibrant colors.
- La pared pintada de blanco queda muy bien.The wall painted in white looks great.
- La casita de juguete está pintadita de muchos colores.The little toy house is painted with many colors.
- La puerta está pintada de azul claro.The door is painted light blue.
- La fachada está pintada a rayas rojas y blancas.The facade is painted in red and white stripes.
- Los muebles están pintados de negro.The furniture is painted black.
- Las puertas están pintadas de blanco.The doors are painted white.
- 18 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are looking at a wall in a room.
- ElenaEl muro está pintado de azul.The wall is painted blue.
- DanielMe gusta ese color pintado.I like that painted color.
- Elena¿Crees que el techo está pintado?Do you think the ceiling is painted?
- DanielSí, parece recién pintado.Yes, it looks freshly painted.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry pintado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
