Metaphors (I'm tired of)

Question

Metaphors, Spanish, and I don't agree too well. I'm trying to think of a way that I could translate the phrase "I'm tired of"

an example sentence in English is

"I'm tired of eating the food here"

Literal translation would be

"Estoy cansado de comiendo la comida aquí"

for some reason this doesn't seem like it would be right. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi, robison!

Apart from the use of the infitive, "comer comida" in Spanish sounds a bit odd. I think you could just say:

Estoy cansado de comer aquí.

or maybe:

Estoy cansado de la comida de aquí

seems a "aburrido" would work here. - pacofinkler, Apr 14, 2011

Answer 2

"Estoy cansado de" is followed by a noun or a pronoun. In Spanish, infinitives are nouns, while in English, gerunds are nouns. You tried to use "comiendo", because in English "eating" (a gerund) is a noun, but in Spanish you simply can't use a "gerundio" like a noun (in Spanish they are adverbs). You must use the infinitive "comer", which is a noun.

Answer 3

Estoy cansado de..... estoy harto de..... estoy hasta la madre de.......

Those are the ways I know to say I am tired of.

That's only the basic list, hehe. The rest gets worse. - lazarus1907, Apr 12, 2011

Answer 4

• Estoy cansado de la comida de este lugar.
• No aguanto más la comida de este lugar.
• Estoy harto de la comida de este lugar.
• La comida de este lugar me tiene harto/cansado ("podrido" can be used, but it's very informal)

It all depends on where you want to put emphasis... The food or your tiredness?

I hope this answer can help you!

Answer 5

How about "Estoy harto de este comida" ?

How about "esta comida" ? - samdie, Apr 13, 2011

Oh Oh he equivicado! You are right. Thanks. - Otravez, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 6

I thought this thread would be about meatphors you are tired of...

Answer 7

I have the same issue. Often I try to think of a more literal way to say the same thing.