pena
Meanings
Noun
1. punishment, sentence (countable, law)
2. pity (sympathy) (uncountable)
a. used in dar pena
3. sorrow (uncountable)
a. used in dar pena
4. embarrassment (Latin America, Tenerife, uncountable)
5. trouble
6. bellyache (Canary Islands, often as "penita")
Examples230
¡Ay, qué pena ese gato!
I feel (so) sorry for that cat.
pena de prisión
prison sentence
Es una pena que Tom no supiera.
It's a shame Tom didn't know.
Me da pena haberlo hecho.
I am ashamed of having done so.
Me da mucha pena Tom.
I feel so sorry for Tom.
Layla tuvo mucha pena.
Layla was so sad.