eres malísimo en Fortnite
/eɾes malisimo en foɾtnite/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you're trash at fortnite" is translated into Spanish as eres malísimo en Fortnite.
This expression is used to tell someone they are very bad at playing the video game Fortnite. It is commonly used in gaming contexts to tease or insult a player's skill.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase eres malísimo en Fortnite is informal. Other informal ways to express similar sentiments include Eres un paquete en Fortnite to mean "You're a noob at Fortnite" or Eres pésimo jugando Fortnite for "You're terrible at playing Fortnite."
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the preposition en (in) is used to indicate the game or activity one is bad at, instead of the English "at". Additionally, the adjective must agree with the gender of the person you are addressing: use eres malísimo en Fortnite for a male and eres malísima en Fortnite for a female.
When do people say it?
Among Spanish-speaking gamers, a common slang term used to call someone a bad player is manco. This literally translates to "one-handed" and is used as eres un manco en Fortnite.
Did you know?
- Calling a player un paquete literally describes them as 'a package' or 'a parcel'. In gaming slang, this refers to someone who is a burden to their team or completely useless.
- The word eres is actually an unusual relic from the Latin future tense 'eris', which survived into modern Spanish while the original Latin 'es' was lost.
- To make the word 'bad' even stronger, Spanish uses the suffix -ísimo. This turns the standard malo into malísimo, creating a 'superlative' that sounds more emphatic than just adding an adverb.
Examples in context
- Eres malísimo en Fortnite, búscate otro juego.You're trash at Fortnite, find yourself another game.
- No te dispares, eres malísimo en Fortnite.Don't shoot, you're trash at Fortnite.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries en, eres, malísimo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
