muy afilado
/mui afilado/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "very sharp" is translated as muy afilado.
The phrase is used to describe an object with a thin edge that can easily cut through things. To express the state of being sharp, you should combine this adjective with the verb estar.
Which one should you use?
While muy afilado refers specifically to a physical cutting edge, you should use muy agudo if you are describing a sharp sound or a sharp intellect.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use muy afilada for feminine singular nouns like navaja (pocket knife) and muy afiladas for feminine plural nouns like tijeras (scissors). For masculine plural nouns like cuchillos (knives), use muy afilados.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the word afilado can be used colloquially to describe someone who is very thin or lean.
- In Spanish, describing a knife as afilado focuses on the edge, whereas calling it puntiagudo focuses on the sharp point.
- The word muy is actually a distant relative of the English word 'much', both tracing back to the same ancient roots that described large quantities.
Examples in context
- Este cuchillo no está muy afilado.This knife isn't very sharp.This sentence is useful for saying a knife is not very sharp using muy afilado.Tatoeba #2739995 by emanuel81, translation #2739116 by CK
- Ten cuidado con el sable, que está muy afilado.Be careful with the saber, it's very sharp.This sentence is useful for warning someone to be careful with a saber because it is very sharp using muy afilado.Tatoeba #11697915 by Seael, translation #13760851 by araneo
- Es un cuchillo muy afilado.It's a very sharp knife.This sentence is useful for describing a knife as being very sharp using muy afilado.Tatoeba #8670992 by ajje, translation #8670995 by ajje
- El cuchillo está muy afiladoThe knife is very sharp
- La navaja de afeitar está sumamente afiladaThe razor is extremely sharp
- El cristal roto es excesivamente afiladoThe broken glass is excessively sharp
- ¡Ten cuidado con esa tijera, es súper afilada!Be careful with that scissors, it's super sharp!
- La espada de ese personaje de la película está requeteafiladaThat movie character's sword is extremely sharp
- La punta de ese lápiz está híper afiladaThe tip of that pencil is super sharp
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Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are preparing dinner in the kitchen.
- ElenaDaniel, ten cuidado con ese cuchillo.Daniel, be careful with that knife.
- DanielSí, noto que está muy afilado.Yes, I notice that it is very sharp.
- ElenaLo afilé ayer para cortar la carne.I sharpened it yesterday to cut the meat.
- DanielGracias, cortaré las verduras con cuidado.Thanks, I will cut the vegetables carefully.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries afilado, muy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
