Spanish word

afortunado

Pronunciation

IPA/afoɾtuˈnaðo/

Meaning

  • adjectivelucky

Example

Me siento afortunado de tener amigos como tú.

I feel lucky to have friends like you.

Illustration for afortunado (lucky)

More examples

Se siente afortunado por la ayuda recibida.

He feels lucky for the help he received.

Core concept

Someone experiencing fortunate circumstances.

Common phrases

  • sentirse afortunado

    feel lucky

  • ser afortunado

    be lucky

Similar words

suertudo: Frequently experiencing lucky breaks or repeatedly benefiting from luck.
dichoso: Feeling happy or pleased because of having received good fortune.

Definition in Spanish

Que recibe circunstancias favorables, ya sea por casualidad o por condiciones que juegan a su favor.

Word origin

Built from the Latin elements ad 'to' + fortuna 'fortune' with the suffix -atus meaning 'having' to form adfortunatus, which later simplified to afortunado in Spanish.

Usage tips

  • Afortunado often comments on circumstance rather than personal merit, so es afortunado usually signals luck rather than praise of character.

Other meanings

  • fortunateadjective

Opposites

  • desafortunadounluckyadjective

Related words

  • afortunadamentefortunatelyadverb

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