acostumbrado

accustomed

adjective ah-kos-toom-BRAH-doh Rare

Also means

used to

Usage Note

Acostumbrado functions both as the past participle of acostumbrar and as a standalone adjective. When used predicatively with estar, it signals a habitual state: estoy acostumbrado a madrugar (I am used to getting up early). With ser it can mean 'customary' in an impersonal sense. The construction acostumbrado a + infinitive is the standard pattern for expressing what one is accustomed to doing.

Examples

"No estoy acostumbrado al frío."

Natural Translation

I am not used to the cold.

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