Usages of la pena
¡Qué pena! No puedes venir.
What a pity! You cannot come.
Es una historia muy triste, ¡qué pena!
It is a very sad story, what a pity!
¡Vaya, qué pena!
Oh dear, what a pity!
¡Qué pena! Otro día.
What a pity! Another day.
dar pena
to make (someone) sad, to arouse pity
Fue una pena que todo hubiera sido un desastre.
It was a pity that everything had been a disaster.
El hecho de que el desenlace sea triste me da pena.
The fact that the ending is sad makes me sad.
¡Qué pena que el abuelo no trajera la ofrenda para el santo ayer!
What a shame that the grandfather didn't bring the offering for the saint yesterday!
Era una pena que no hubiéramos atacado el peón con nuestro alfil.
It was a pity that we hadn't attacked the pawn with our bishop.
Oye, es una pena que te hayan vendido algo defectuoso.
Hey, it's a shame that they have sold you something defective.
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