Spanish Conversation · Level 112
60 words
Spanish word
doler
Pronunciation
IPA/doˈleɾ/
Meaning
- verbhurt
Example
Me duele la cabeza.
My head hurts.
More examples
Después de comer, le duele el estómago.
After eating, he has a stomachache.
Core concept
An internal ache felt in a particular body area.
Common phrases
le doler el estómago
have a stomachache
me doler la espalda
have a backache
me doler la muela
have a toothache
Similar words
tener dolor: Someone has pain in a particular area of the body, typically expressed with tener + dolor.
sentir: Pain or an unpleasant bodily sensation is perceived in a specific part of the body.
lastimar: An outside force or action causes harm that produces physical pain.
Definition in Spanish
Se usa para expresar que algo causa dolor o molestia a una persona, especialmente en partes del cuerpo.
Word origin
From Latin dolēre 'to feel pain', the verb shares the root of dolor and appears in Spanish as the irregular verb doler.
Usage tips
- The experiencer is marked by an indirect-object pronoun while the verb agrees in number with the thing that hurts, and present forms often show an o→ue stem change.
Other meanings
- acheverb
Related words
- dolorpainnoun
- dolenciaailmentnoun
- dolorosamentepainfullyadverb