está muy enferma

is very sick

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is very sick Used when the subject is female or when referring to a woman.

SP: Mi abuela está muy enferma.

EN: My grandmother is very sick.

My wife is very sick.

His wife is very ill.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

My poor grandmother is very ill now, and I fear she has one foot in the grave.

Mary is very ill, and I'm afraid she's dying.

The Empress is very ill.

— La historia interminable (1984)

She’s very ill and has been bedridden for a week.

Bianca is very sick.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

The thing is, she is very mentally ill.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

And now she is very sick.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Your mother is very ill.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

The principal is very ill.

— Las diabólicas (1955)