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cansado

tired

adjective kahn-SAH-doh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

fed up

Usage Note

Cansado agrees in gender and number: cansada, cansados, cansadas. It uses estar (not ser) because it describes a temporary state: estoy cansado means 'I am tired right now'. The phrase estar cansado de followed by an infinitive expresses exasperation: estoy cansado de esperar ('I am fed up with waiting').

Examples

"Llegué cansado a casa después del trabajo."

Natural Translation

I arrived home tired after work.

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