heriste mis sentimientos
/eɾiste mis sentimjentos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you hurt my feelings" is translated into Spanish as heriste mis sentimientos.
This phrase is used to tell someone that they have said or done something that made you feel sad or upset.
Which one should you use?
While heriste mis sentimientos is grammatically correct, the more idiomatic and natural way for a native speaker to express this is me heriste los sentimientos. This version uses an indirect object pronoun and a definite article instead of a possessive adjective.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form heriste mis sentimientos uses the preterite tense, which indicates a completed action in the past.
Did you know?
- The verb herir is also used in a legal context to describe an injury or a wound, so using it for feelings sounds quite profound and intense, almost as if the words were a physical blow.
- In certain Spanish-speaking cultures, expressing that your feelings are hurt can be seen as being 'sentimentalista', a term that can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation of being overly sensitive.
- Spanish has the expression quedar herido, which means to be 'left wounded'. This is used to describe the lingering state of sadness after someone has hurt your feelings, rather than just the act of being hurt.
Examples in context
- Lo que dijiste en la reunión me hizo daño.What you said in the meeting hurt me.
- Sus comentarios hirieron mis sentimientos.Your comments hurt my feelings.
- No debiste decir eso, heriste mis sentimientos.You shouldn't have said that, you hurt my feelings.
- Me duele mucho porque heriste mis sentimientos.It hurts me a lot because you hurt my feelings.
- Me siento muy triste porque heriste mis sentimientos.I feel very sad because you hurt my feelings.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are discussing a misunderstanding.
- LucíaDaniel, heriste mis sentimientos con tu comentario.Daniel, you hurt my feelings with your comment.
- DanielLo siento mucho, Lucía. No fue mi intención.I am very sorry, Lucía. It wasn't my intention.
- LucíaAgradezco que te disculpes conmigo.I appreciate that you are apologizing to me.
- DanielDe verdad lo lamento mucho.I really regret it a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
