Word
Mi mamá está preocupada cuando duermo poco, y dice que hay que cuidar la salud.
Meaning
My mom is worried when I sleep little, and she says you have to take care of your health.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Mi mamá está preocupada cuando duermo poco, y dice que hay que cuidar la salud.
yo
I
mi
my
estar
to be
la mamá
the mom
Questions & Answers about Mi mamá está preocupada cuando duermo poco, y dice que hay que cuidar la salud.
Why is it está preocupada and not es preocupada?
In Spanish, ser and estar both mean to be, but they’re used differently:
- estar is used for temporary states, emotions, conditions, or situations that can change.
- ser is used for more permanent or defining characteristics.
Está preocupada means “she is (currently) worried.” It describes a temporary emotional state, not a permanent trait of your mom’s personality.
Saying es preocupada would sound like “she is a worried person (by nature),” which is unusual and not what this sentence wants to express. So está preocupada is the natural choice here.
Why is preocupada feminine? Could it be preocupado?
Adjectives in Spanish agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.
If the subject were masculine, for example:
- Mi papá está preocupado. – “My dad is worried.”
So preocupada matches mamá, and preocupado would be wrong here.
Why is it cuando duermo poco and not cuando yo duermo poco?