Matiza el dolor: me duele, me molesta, me tira o me late
Quiz: matiza el dolor eligiendo el verbo coloquial adecuado.
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Elige el matiz correcto: Cuando mastico en este lado, ____ la muela un poco.
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Hints for this Quiz
We’re looking for “not very strong” – a light, irritating discomfort.
Correct answer: "me molesta". In colloquial Spanish this is often used to describe light discomfort, like "it bothers me" or "it’s annoying", without strong pain.
Imagine the sensation of something “pulling” – not just pain, but a pulling pain.
Correct answer: "me tira". Colloquially this is like saying “it pulls” (usually about a muscle or your back), a pulling pain when you move.
Think of a pulse or the beating of blood.
Correct answer: "me late". This means “it throbs/pulses” (literally “it beats”), a typical pulsating pain in the temple.
Remember: "doler" works like "gustar"; use "la/el" with body parts, not "mi".
Correct answer: "Me duele la cabeza". The verb "doler" works like "gustar" and takes the definite article with body parts (not a possessive pronoun). Also, "duelen" is only used with plural subjects (e.g. "los pies").
Think about agreement with "cuerpo" (singular).
Correct answer: "me duele". "Todo el cuerpo" is grammatically singular, so you use "duele". This is the standard pattern to describe pain in Spanish: "Me duele…"
First one is a pulling pain, second one is a pulsating pain.
Correct answer: "me tira / me late". During the day there’s a pulling pain when you move ("me tira"); at night it’s pulsating ("me late"). "Me molesta" is too weak for the first part; "me duele" is neutral and lacks the specific nuance.
The classic way to describe pain when the doctor presses is "me duele…"
Correct answer: "me duele". When someone presses on an area, people usually describe the direct pain with "me duele…" – it’s the basic phrase for describing pain in a medical consultation in Spanish.
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