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All the words: Spanish

triste

Level A2

Meaning

sad

Example

Está triste porque su amigo se ha ido.

He's sad because his friend has left.

A way to remember it

Same root as tristeza "sadness" and entristecer "to sadden"; not English tryst, a "lovers' meeting".

Word forms

Forms
singular masculine
singular feminine
plural masculine
plural feminine
triste
triste
tristes
tristes

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