estava triste

was sad

→ estar

phrase Uncommon #19,863

was sad Past tense of estar + triste.

PO: Eu estava triste ontem à noite.

EN: I was sad last night.

Ele estava triste.

He was sad.

O meu pai estava triste e calado.

My father was sad and quiet.

— O Espelho (1975)

Meu amigo estava triste.

My friend was sad.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Eu não sabia por que o Tom estava triste.

I didn't know why Tom was sad.

Ela estava triste pela primeira vez em meses.

She was sad for the first time in months.

Ela lhe disse que estava triste.

She told him she was sad.

Tom não estava triste com isso.

Tom wasn't sad about it.

O Tom estava triste.

Tom was sad.

Perguntei a Tom por que ele estava triste.

I asked Tom why he was sad.

Eu estava triste.

I was sad.

Ela estava triste, mas disfarçou bem.

She was sad, but she hid it well.

Obrigado por me consolar quando eu estava triste.

Thank you for comforting me when I was sad.

Tom estava triste porque ele foi o único a não ser convidado à festa.

Tom was sad because he was the only one who wasn't invited to the party.

Não sabia por que o Tom estava triste.

I didn't know why Tom was sad.

Meu amigo estava triste, eu só quis animá-lo.

My friend was sad; I just wanted to cheer him up.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Quando eu acordei, eu estava triste.

When I woke up, I was sad.