No. 3,226 in Spanish
asesinado
Killed or murdered.
In a sentence
El detective investiga el caso del hombre asesinado.
The detective is investigating the case of the murdered man.
Here, 'asesinado' is the participle form of the verb 'asesinar', used as an adjective to describe 'the murdered man' as part of the noun phrase.
El gobierno lamenta que el periodista haya sido asesinado.
The government regrets that the journalist has been murdered.
In this sentence, 'asesinado' is used as part of a passive voice construction formed with the verb 'haber sido' to express an action directed toward the subject, indicating a completed action.
La policía encontró pruebas del asesinato de la víctima.
The police found evidence of the murder of the victim.
Although 'asesinado' itself is not used directly in this sentence, an understanding of its connection to 'asesinato' (murder) as a related noun form can be contextualized.
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