estar enfadado
/estaɾ enfadado/from spelling rules
To be angry in Spanish is estar enfadado.
The phrase is used to express that someone is feeling or showing strong annoyance or displeasure. In Spanish, this is treated as a state or emotion rather than a permanent personality trait.
Which one should you use?
You use the verb estar instead of ser because being angry is treated as a temporary state or emotion rather than a permanent characteristic.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In Spain, estar cabreado is a common, more vulgar/informal way to say one is very angry, similar to 'to be pissed off'. In Mexico, the highly colloquial term estar encabronado/a is used to mean the same thing.
Is it said differently in some regions?
While enfadado is common in Spain, the term enojado is the more frequent term used in most of Latin America to express being angry.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the person who is angry. To match a feminine subject, use estar enfadada or enojada. To match a masculine plural subject, use estar enfadados.
How do you pronounce it?
/estaɾ enfadado/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a person might express anger by using the phrase me lleva el diablo, which literally means 'the devil is taking me'.
- In Mexico, the term está que echa chispas is used to describe someone so angry they are 'throwing sparks'.
- The Mexican slang term encabronado comes from the word cabrón, which originally referred to a person with horns, often used as a heavy insult.
Examples in context
- Tom no tenía razones para estar enfadado.Tom had no reason to be angry.This sentence shows how to express that someone had no reason to be angry using estar enfadado.Tatoeba #1277137 by Shishir, translation #681852 by Source_VOA
- No tienes ninguna razón para estar enfadado.You have no reason to be angry.This sentence uses estar enfadado to tell someone they have no reason to be angry.Tatoeba #13093240 by arh, translation #2721642 by Amastan
- Pareces estar enfadado.You seem to be angry.This sentence uses estar enfadado to describe how someone appears to be feeling.Tatoeba #5917118 by arh, translation #5916948 by CK
- Estoy enojado contigoI am angry with you
- Estoy molesto porque me mintieronI am mad because they lied to me
- Estoy furioso con la situaciónI am furious with the situation
- Estoy cabreado contigoI am pissed off at you
- Mis amigos están cabreados porque no les invitaron a la fiestaMy friends are pissed off because they weren't invited to the party
- Estoy enfadado con esa personaI am angry with that person
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
