dado por sentado
/dado poɾ sentado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'taken for granted' is translated into Spanish as dado por sentado.
To assume that something is true or will happen without checking or questioning it.
How does it change in a sentence?
The dictionary entry provides the past participle dado por sentado, but if you want to express the action of taking something for granted, you use the infinitive form dar por sentado. When using this expression, the adjective must agree in gender with the object being taken for granted. You should use dar por sentada if the object is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/dado poɾ sentado/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the concept of 'taking for granted' is expressed through the verb dar, which means 'to give'. This creates a conceptual opposite to the English 'take'.
- The word dado in this phrase derives from the Latin dātum, which is the same root for the English word 'data'.
- While English speakers use 'taken' as a passive state, the Spanish phrase literally translates to 'giving for seated'.
Examples in context
- No quiero que me den por sentado/a en esta relaciónI don't want to be taken for granted in this relationship
- Siento que mi trabajo está infravaloradoI feel that my work is taken for granted
- Me siento desvalorizado/a en mi trabajoI feel taken for granted in my work
- No des por sentada su amistad.Don't take her friendship for granted.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are discussing a project deadline.
- MateoPensé que habías terminado el informe, Elena.I thought you had finished the report, Elena.
- ElenaNo, lo he dado por sentado que me ayudarías.No, I took it for granted that you would help me.
- MateoNo me dijiste nada sobre eso.You didn't tell me anything about that.
- ElenaLo siento, Mateo, fue un error mío.I'm sorry, Mateo, it was my mistake.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dado, por, sentado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
