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How do you say "nervous" in Spanish?
nervioso
In Spanish, "nervous" is nervioso.
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Pronunciation
Say ner-bee-OH-soh. The stress falls on the second syllable.
Grammar notes
Nervioso means nervous and changes with gender and number: nerviosa (feminine singular), nerviosos (masculine plural), nerviosas (feminine plural).
Example sentence
Estoy nervioso antes del examen.
I am nervous before the test.
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How to remember nervioso
Nervioso shares the root with nervous, and both describe the jittery feeling you get before something important.
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Questions about nervioso
How do you say "nervous" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "nervous" is nervioso. It is a noun.
How is nervioso written in Spanish?
nervioso is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is nervioso used in a sentence?
Use nervioso as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Estoy nervioso antes del examen. (I am nervous before the test.).
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