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lastimarte

las-tee-MAR-tehlastiˈmaɾte

“lastimarte” means “to hurt you” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

to hurt you

Also: to injure you, to offend you
VerbA2regular ar
A person offering a bandage to a friend who is crying.
gerundlastimando
past Participlelastimado
infinitivelastimar

📝 In Action

No fue mi intención lastimarte.

A2

It wasn't my intention to hurt you.

Tengo miedo de lastimarte con la verdad.

B1

I'm afraid of hurting you with the truth.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • herirte (to wound/hurt you)
  • dañarte (to damage/harm you)

Antonyms

  • curarte (to heal you)
  • sanarte (to cure you)

Common Collocations

  • miedo a lastimarte – fear of hurting you
  • sin querer lastimarte – without wanting to hurt you

to hurt yourself

Also: to get hurt
VerbA2regular ar
A child sitting on the ground looking at a scraped knee.
gerundlastimándose
past Participlelastimado
infinitivelastimarse

📝 In Action

Ten cuidado o vas a lastimarte.

A2

Be careful or you are going to hurt yourself.

No quiero que vayas a lastimarte con ese cuchillo.

B1

I don't want you to hurt yourself with that knife.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • hacerte daño (to hurt yourself)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • vas a lastimarte – you're going to hurt yourself
  • puedes lastimarte – you could hurt yourself

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedeslastimaran
yolastimara
túlastimaras
vosotroslastimarais
nosotroslastimáramos
él/ella/ustedlastimara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedeslastimen
yolastime
túlastimes
vosotroslastiméis
nosotroslastimemos
él/ella/ustedlastime

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedeslastimaron
yolastimé
túlastimaste
vosotroslastimasteis
nosotroslastimamos
él/ella/ustedlastimó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedeslastimaban
yolastimaba
túlastimabas
vosotroslastimabais
nosotroslastimábamos
él/ella/ustedlastimaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedeslastiman
yolastimo
túlastimas
vosotroslastimáis
nosotroslastimamos
él/ella/ustedlastima
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Quick Quiz: lastimarte

Question 1 of 2

In the sentence 'No quiero lastimarte', what does the 'te' mean?

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📚 Etymology▼

Derived from the Latin word 'lacrimare', which means 'to weep' or 'to cry'. Over time, the meaning shifted from the act of crying to the thing that causes the crying—the injury or pain itself.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: lastimar

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'lastimarte' one word or two?

It is technically two pieces of language—the action 'lastimar' and the person 'te'—but in Spanish, they are written as a single word when the action is in its base form.

Can I use 'lastimarte' for a broken heart?

Yes! It is very commonly used for emotional pain and hurt feelings, just like in English.