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Estoy preocupado.

Estoy preocupado.
I am worried.
From Lesson 12:State and location (estar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Estoy preocupado.

estar
to be (location/state)
preocupado
worried

Questions & Answers about Estoy preocupado.

Why do we use estoy here instead of soy?
We use estoy (a form of the verb estar) because being worried is a temporary mental state or feeling. In Spanish, you use estar to talk about how you feel right now or where you are. The other verb for "to be" (ser) is used for more permanent personal characteristics.
Where is the word for "I" (yo) in this sentence?
In Spanish, you can usually drop the subject pronoun. Because the verb form estoy only ever means "I am," the word yo is already understood. You only need to add it if you want to add special emphasis.
If a woman is speaking, does the sentence change?
Yes! The word preocupado is an adjective describing the speaker, so its ending must match the speaker's gender. A man says estoy preocupado, but a woman changes the ending to an "a" and says estoy preocupada.
What is the dictionary form of estoy?
The infinitive (or dictionary form) is estar. It is a slightly irregular verb, which is why the "I" form ends with a "y" (estoy) instead of a simple "o" like most regular verbs.

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