estaba contenta

was happy

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was happy Used with a feminine subject; the subject may be understood from context.
SP: María estaba contenta con su nuevo trabajo.
EN: María was happy with her new job.

Meg estaba contenta de volver a ver a Tom.

Meg was happy to see Tom again.

En todo caso, ella amaba a los niños y estaba contenta con el trabajo.

In any case, she loved children and was happy with her job.

Su madre estaba contenta con las notas del colegio.

His mother was happy with his school grades.

Cuando se fue, ¿estaba contenta?

When she left, was she happy?

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

¿Ella estaba contenta no es así?

She was happy, wasn’t she?

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Ella estaba contenta con su nuevo vestido.

She was happy with her new dress.

Tan pronto estaba contenta como triste.

She was sometimes happy, sometimes sad.

Estaba contenta de permanecer a tu lado.

I was happy to stay by your side.

— Espantoso (2026)

Yo estaba contenta, así que invité a los cinco a cenar.

I was happy, so I invited all five of them over for dinner.

Ella estaba contenta con su vida.

She was happy with her life.

La gente estaba contenta por el regreso sin incidentes de los astronautas.

People were happy about the astronauts' safe return.

Sin embargo, ella amaba a los niños y estaba contenta con el trabajo.

However, she loved children and was happy with her job.

Katie estaba contenta.

Katie was happy.

— Río Místico (2003)