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nervioso

adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “nervioso” mean in English?

  1. nervous

Example sentences

  • Estoy nervioso por el examen.

    I'm nervous about the exam.

  • Está nerviosa antes de la entrevista.

    She's nervous before the interview.

  • Los niños están nerviosos.

    The children are nervous.

How to use it

Nervioso means 'nervous'. Adjective ending in -o, agrees with subject: nervioso/-a/-os/-as. Use estar for current state.

Common mistake

Use 'estar nervioso POR [thing]' for what's making you nervous. Don't say 'nervioso de' or 'nervioso sobre' — POR is the standard.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 29.