está enojada
/esta enoxada/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "she mad" is translated as está enojada.
This phrase is used to communicate that a woman or girl is feeling angry. You can also use the more intense expression está enojada como una fiera to say she is "angry like a beast".
Which one should you use?
While está enojada is widely understood, in Spain it is more common to use está enfadada to express that someone is angry. For a more colloquial or aggressive tone in Spain, the expression está cabreada can be used to mean "she's mad" or "she's pissed off".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, está enfadada is a more common way to say someone is mad than está enojada and the colloquial está cabreada is also specific to that region.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the verb estar (in its form está) because anger is a temporary state or emotion rather than a permanent characteristic. When referring to a group of women, the phrase changes to the plural form están enojadas.
Did you know?
- In Spain, the colloquial term cabreada is used for a more aggressive 'pissed off' feeling and is derived from the word for a 'goat' (cabra).
- In certain Caribbean-influenced Spanish dialects, you might hear the word picada used colloquially to describe a woman who is 'mad' or 'offended' by a specific comment or slight.
- If you say a woman is enojona, you are no longer describing a temporary state of being mad, but rather her permanent personality trait of being an 'angry person'.
Examples in context
- La señora Rodríguez está enfadada por el retraso en el envío de los documentos.Mrs. Rodríguez is mad about the delay in sending the documents.
- Ayer, Carla estaba cabreada porque su jefe la criticó delante de todos.Yesterday, Carla was mad because her boss criticized her in front of everyone.
- Mi hermana, siempre que pierde el autobús, está que echa chispas.My sister, whenever she misses the bus, is furious.
- Ella está enojada conmigo.She is mad at me.
- Mi madre está enojada hoy.My mother is mad today.
- ¿Por qué ella está enojada?Why is she mad?
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are talking about a friend.
- JavierLucía no me contestó el mensaje.Lucía didn't answer my message.
- LucíaEs porque ella está enojada.It's because she is mad.
- Javier¿Por qué está enojada ella?Why is she mad?
- LucíaLlegaste tarde a la cena.You arrived late to the dinner.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
