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estaba enferma

was sick

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phrase Uncommon #10,733
was sick Used with a feminine subject to describe being sick in the past.
SP: Lucía estaba enferma ayer.
EN: Lucía was sick yesterday.

No fui porque estaba enferma.

I didn't go because I was sick.

Su madre no pudo ir, estaba enferma.

Her mother couldn't go, she was sick.

— El espejo (1975)

Al parecer, ella estaba enferma.

Apparently, she was sick.

Estaba enferma, la pobrecita.

She was sick, poor thing.

— La strada (1954)

Como mi madre estaba enferma, no pude ir.

Because my mother was sick, I couldn't go.

Ayer estaba enferma.

I was sick yesterday.

No pude ir porque mi madre estaba enferma.

I couldn't go because my mother was sick.

Como estaba enferma, no fui.

Since I was sick, I didn’t go.

Sabía que Marnie estaba enferma.

I knew Marnie was sick.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Aunque estaba enferma, lo hice.

Even though I was sick, I did it.

Cathy estaba enferma.

Cathy was sick.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

Ziri le preguntó a Rima si estaba enferma.

Ziri asked Rima if she was sick.

Estaba enferma.

She was sick.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Oh, estaba enferma.

Oh, I was sick.

Sabía que estaba enferma.

I knew she was sick.

Ella no vino a la fiesta porque estaba enferma.

She didn’t come to the party because she was sick.

Ella no pudo venir porque estaba enferma.

She couldn't come because she was sick.

No pudo venir porque estaba enferma.

She couldn't come because she was sick.

Ella dijo que estaba enferma.

She said she was sick.

¿De qué estaba enferma?

What was she ill with?

Creí que Murray había dicho que su mamá estaba enferma.

I thought Murray had said his mom was sick.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Toda la familia estaba enferma y en cama.

The whole family was sick and in bed.

Ella estuvo ausente a clases porque estaba enferma.

She was absent from class because she was sick.

Me siento mal por no haber ido a visitarla cuando estaba enferma.

I feel bad for not visiting her when she was sick.

Ella se ausentó de la escuela porque estaba enferma.

She was absent from school because she was sick.

Yo estaba enferma.

I was sick.

Tom oyó que Mary estaba enferma.

Tom heard that Mary was sick.

Mi mamá estaba enferma y fue a verla.

My mom was sick and went to see her.

Anoche estaba enferma, en cambio está cantando a esta hora.

Last night she was sick, but now she’s singing at this hour.

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Richard dijo que su madre estaba enferma, lo que es una mentira.

Richard said his mother was sick, which is a lie.

Al comienzo, pensé que estaba enferma.

At first, I thought I was sick.

Él me dijo que ella estaba enferma.

He told me that she was sick.

¿No estaba enferma?

Wasn’t she ill?

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Me quedé en casa porque estaba enferma.

I stayed home because I was sick.

Su hija estaba enferma.

His daughter was ill.

— Elena sabe (2023)

Hace dos meses, nos envió una postal diciendo que su hermana estaba enferma.

Two months ago, she sent us a postcard saying that her sister was sick.

— El nombre de la venganza (2002)

¿Se refiere a que estaba enferma?

Does that mean she was sick?

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

No estaba enferma.

She wasn't sick.