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What does “estar harto” mean in Spanish?

Estar harto means to be fed up or sick of something. You feel you cannot take any more. The story explains it plainly: estaba harto, cansado (“he was fed up, tired”). The word harto changes to match the person, so a woman says estoy harta, and a group says estamos hartos. To name the cause, add de: estoy harto de esperar (“I’m sick of waiting”).

The narrator even defines it inside the tale: ¿Estar harto? Es, estoy harto, cansado — the fox is harto of hearing the bear talk about his tail. Harto has a second, older sense too: “full” after eating. But the everyday meaning learners need is the “fed up” one.