querido

/keˈɾido/, [keˈɾi.ð̞o]

dear


Adjective querido (feminine querida, masculine plural queridos, feminine plural queridas) superlative: queridísimo

  1. dear
  2. (colloquial, Colombia) handsome (guy), beautiful (girl)

Noun querido m (plural queridos, feminine querida, feminine plural queridas)

  1. sweetheart
  2. lover
  3. the letter Q in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Verb querido m (feminine singular querida, masculine plural queridos, feminine plural queridas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of querer.

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Examples
  • Mi querido gatito ya lleva desaparecido una semana.

    My dear little cat has been missing for a week.

  • No hay nada más doloroso que perder a tu propio querido hijo.

    There's nothing more painful than losing one's loved child.

  • Eso es lo que he querido comprar.

    That is what I have wanted to buy.

  • El anciano era querido por todos.

    The old man was loved by everyone.

  • Mejor ser odiado por lo que eres que querido por lo que no eres.

    Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.

  • Tom podría haberme dado consejo si hubiera querido.

    Tom could've given me some advice if he'd wanted to.

  • Siempre he querido decir eso.

    I've always wanted to say that.

  • Siempre he querido aprender a cocinar como tú.

    I've always wanted to learn to cook like you.

  • Siempre he querido tocar el trombón.

    I've always wanted to play the trombone.

  • Siempre te he querido.

    I've always loved you.

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