Lastima que seas ajena?

Question

I like it when I get stumped. The answer may be right in front of me but I am stumped. In this song by Vicente Fernandez. Why is it "Lastima que seas ajena, and not lastima que estes ajena? It is because he is refering to an emotional state and not a location? Anyone? Thanks in advance.

Latima que seas ajena

I don't know the answer but I have a Vicente Fernandez CD that I enjoy listening to. - pmikan-pam, Aug 30, 2012

Follow this thread pmikan, we can both learn! - 002262dd, Aug 30, 2012

And I learned the word ajena. - katydew, Aug 30, 2012

Si tratas de comunicarte más con hispanohablantes en conversaciones reales y leer libros en el español, vas a tener más oportunidades de estar "stumped." Adelante. - somosigualestodos, Aug 30, 2012

muchísimas más. Si en realidad te gusta. - somosigualestodos, Aug 30, 2012

I suffer from a human condition...I'm not perfect. Are you somosiguales? - 002262dd, Aug 30, 2012

Answer 1

"Lastima que seas ajena"

This could be ...

• 1) She belongs to another

• 2) She has become foreign to him

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Ajeno(a)

1. adj. Perteneciente a otra persona.

2. adj. De otra clase o condición.

3. adj. Distante, lejano, libre de algo. Ajeno de cuidados

4. adj. Impropio, extraño, no correspondiente. Ajeno a su voluntad

5. adj. Que no tiene conocimiento de algo, o no está prevenido de lo que ha de suceder.

Answer 2

José,

Mariana is right on the money. He's just saying "Pity you're already spoken for"

good summary! - annierats, Aug 30, 2012

Thanks Franco - 002262dd, Aug 30, 2012

Answer 3

Is 'ser ajena' a phrase that always goes together then?

No. Ajeno is just an adjective. You can say "Me siento ajeno" I feel like an outsider. - francobollo, Aug 30, 2012

Thanks. That is helpful. It's a new one for me so I need to keep it and use it. - katydew, Aug 31, 2012

Answer 4

Hi how are you, i am Anil sharma and new user of spanish dict.com, so i am happy to join this and i hope you will help me in my few typical sentences, so for that i have one sentence when we some body that

i get the clothes washed or you get you bike repaired or we get our home constructed or they get their hair cut so how we must translate in spanish correctly, please answer me i will be gratitude to you.

Answer 5

You are the best Mariana Thanks! It makes perfect sense!

¡De nada! Glad I could help. - --Mariana--, Aug 30, 2012