doler
hurt
Sentir malestar o incomodidad en alguna parte del cuerpo o por una situación.
Definition & meaning
The verb doler refers to the sensation of physical pain or emotional distress in a specific part of the body or regarding a situation.
- To ache or hurt (physical): Used when a body part experiences pain. For example, "Me duele la cabeza" (My head hurts).
- To grieve or be sorry (emotional): Used to express that something causes sadness or regret. For example, "Me duele verte sufrir" (It hurts me to see you suffer).
Grammar & Word origin
Grammar:
- doler is an irregular verb (o:ue stem-changing verb).
- It is primarily used like the verb gustar, where the object causing the pain is the subject of the sentence, and the person experiencing the pain is an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les).
- Example: "Le duelen los pies" (His/her feet hurt).
Word origin: It comes from the Latin word dolere, which means to feel pain, suffer, or grieve.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- Padecer (to suffer)
- Afligir (to distress/grieve)
- Lastimar (to hurt/injure)
- Molestar (to bother/ache)
Antonyms:
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Examples
Después del partido de futbol, empezó a dolerme la rodilla.verb
After the football game, my knee started to hurt.
Me duele mucho la cabeza hoy.verb
My head hurts a lot today.
A ella le duele el pie.verb
Her foot hurts.
A María le duele la espalda después de trabajar mucho.verb
María's back hurts after working a lot.
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