sed
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “sed” mean in English?
thirst
Example sentences
Tengo sed.
I'm thirsty.
Tengo mucha sed.
I'm very thirsty.
La sed es peor que el hambre.
Thirst is worse than hunger.
How to use it
Sed means 'thirst' (the noun). Feminine: la sed. Used with tener: tener sed.
Common mistake
Sed is feminine: la sed (singular doesn't trigger the el/hambre rule because it doesn't start with stressed a-). Mucha sed, not 'mucho sed'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.