muy triste
/mui tɾiste/from spelling rules
The English phrase "very sad" is translated into Spanish as muy triste.
You can use muy triste to say someone or something is very sad. For an even stronger emphasis, you can say Estoy tristísimo/a to mean "I am very sad". If you wish to be formal and convey profound sorrow, you may use Sumamente triste. Note that Profundamente apenado/a is a formal phrase that implies a great sense of remorse or regret.
What does it mean word for word?
In the phrase muy triste, the word muy means "very" and triste means "sad".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective triste is invariant for gender, so it remains the same whether you are describing a man, a woman or an object. To express "very sad" in the plural, you must add an "s" to the adjective to form muy tristes.
Did you know?
- In Spanish literature, such as the works of Federico García Lorca, the color green is sometimes associated with tristeza or death, rather than growth and life.
- While triste is used for sadness, Spanish speakers often use the word pena to describe the feeling of sorrow, which literally translates to 'pain' or 'punishment'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, showing extreme sadness through loud crying is more socially acceptable in public than it might be in more reserved English-speaking contexts.
Examples in context
- Tom está muy triste.Tom is very sad.This sentence uses muy triste to describe Tom's state.Tatoeba #2498833 by Shishir, translation #2273607 by CK
- Hoy estoy muy triste.I am very sad today.This sentence uses muy triste to describe the speaker's state today.Tatoeba #1428286 by marcelostockle, translation #1428282 by azjani
- Eso sería muy triste.That would be very sad.This sentence uses muy triste to describe a hypothetical situation.Tatoeba #1488993 by marcelostockle, translation #1488256 by Spamster
- Estoy muy triste por su pérdidaI am very sad for your loss
- El resultado del examen me dejó sumamente tristeThe exam result left me extremely sad
- Me dejó recontriste que no pudieras venirIt really made me sad that you couldn't come
- muy, muy tristeVery, very sad
- 35 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about a movie they just watched.
- MateoEl final de la película fue muy triste.The end of the movie was very sad.
- ElenaSí, yo lloré mucho.Yes, I cried a lot.
- MateoMe siento muy triste por el protagonista.I feel very sad for the protagonist.
- ElenaYo también, Mateo.Me too, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
