Usage Note
Infortunado can function as a noun ('an unfortunate person') or as an adjective ('unfortunate, unlucky'). It is more literary and formal than desafortunado, and typically implies suffering from bad luck or fate rather than poor judgment. The feminine form is infortunada.
Examples
"El infortunado perdió todo en el incendio."
Natural Translation
The unfortunate man lost everything in the fire.
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