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"Pity" is a noun which is often translated as "la lástima", and "grief" is a noun which is often translated as "la pena". Learn more about the difference between "pity" and "grief" below.
pity(
pih
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di
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (shame)
a. la lástima (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's a pity that we won't be able to go.Es una lástima que no podamos ir.
2. (compassion)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. tener lástima a
A lot of people don't like to be pitied.A mucha gente no le gusta que le tengan lástima.
grief(
grif
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sorrow)
c. la aflicción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The widow is still struggling to overcome her grief.La viuda todavía lucha por superar su aflicción.
2. (colloquial) (inconvenience)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. los problemas (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I got a lot of grief for working with the competition.Trabajar con la competencia me trajo muchos problemas.
b. la guerra (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That student is always giving me grief in class.Ese alumno siempre me está dando guerra en clase.
