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preocupado

adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “preocupado” mean in English?

  1. worried

Example sentences

  • Estoy preocupado por mi madre.

    I'm worried about my mother.

  • Está preocupada por el trabajo.

    She's worried about work.

  • No te preocupes.

    Don't worry.

How to use it

Preocupado means 'worried'. Agrees: preocupado/-a/-os/-as. Used with estar; followed by por + cause.

Common mistake

Use 'preocupado POR [cause]' (worried about). Don't say 'preocupado de' or 'sobre' — por is 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.