estar inconsciente
being unconscious
The Spanish term 'estar inconsciente' translates to 'being unconscious' in English. It is a phrase used to describe the condition where a person is not awake, aware, or able to respond to their environment. It's typically employed in medical contexts, like when someone sleeps deeply due to illness or medical treatment or when someone faints or loses consciousness due to an accident or a sudden health emergency.
Example sentences using: estar inconsciente
Después del accidente, él ha estado inconsciente durante 3 días.
After the accident, he has been unconscious for 3 days.
This sentence is using the phrase 'estar inconsciente' to describe a state of unconsciousness due to a past accident. The verb 'ha estado' is an example of the Spanish present perfect tense, which is used to talk about something that happened in the past and is still relevant now.
Si tomas demasiado alcohol, podrías estar inconsciente.
If you drink too much alcohol, you could be unconscious.
This sentence warns about the potential consequence of drinking too much alcohol -- unconsciousness. It uses the future tense 'podrías', which indicates a possibility.
El golpe fue tan fuerte que lo hizo estar inconsciente.
The blow was so hard that it made him unconscious.
This phrase uses 'estar inconsciente' to describe the outcome of a hard blow. It also demonstrates the use of the verb 'hizo', from the verb 'hacer' (to make), to indicate a cause and effect relationship.