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Mi camisa está mojada de sudor.

Mi camisa está mojada de sudor.
My shirt is wet with sweat.
FromLesson 31inHardcore Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Mi camisa está mojada de sudor.

mi
my
estar
to be
de
of
mojado
wet
la camisa
the shirt
el sudor
the sweat

Questions & Answers about Mi camisa está mojada de sudor.

Why do we use está instead of es in Mi camisa está mojada de sudor?
Because está (from the verb estar) describes a temporary state or condition (the shirt is currently wet), whereas es (from ser) would imply a permanent or defining characteristic, which doesn’t fit here.
What role does mojada play in this sentence?
Mojada is the past participle of mojar used as an adjective. It agrees in gender (feminine) and number (singular) with camisa, so we say mojada instead of mojado.
Why do we say mojada de sudor instead of using a direct object like “mojada sudor”?
We need a preposition to introduce the cause or source of the wetness. In Spanish, de is used to mean “from” or “with” in these constructions: mojada de sudor = “wet with sweat.” Omitting de would be ungrammatical.
Could I use por or con instead of de here?
  • Con sudor (“with sweat”) is grammatically possible, but mojada de sudor is much more idiomatic.
  • Por sudor sounds unnatural because por usually marks reason in other contexts (e.g., cancelado por lluvia), but we don’t use it for describing something soaked.
Why is the noun sudor not plural or marked somehow?
Sudor is an uncountable noun when referring to the substance in general (“sweat”). We never say sudores in this context, just like in English we don’t say “sweats.”
Are there synonyms for mojada I could use?

Yes. Some common alternatives:
• Empapada de sudor – even stronger, “soaked through with sweat.”
• Húmeda de sudor – milder, “damp with sweat.”
Just remember to match gender/number (empapada, húmeda).

Is there any accent mark I should be aware of in this sentence?
No. None of the words here take a written accent: Mi, camisa, está (the accent on está is part of the normal spelling for the third‐person singular of estar in the present indicative), mojada, de, sudor.
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