No. 120 in Spanish
dentro
"Within" or "inside."
In a sentence
El gato está dentro de la caja.
The cat is inside the box.
In this sentence, 'dentro' is used as a preposition to denote a location within something.
Dentro de poco llegarán los invitados.
Soon the guests will arrive.
'Dentro' here functions as a time expression indicating 'in a little while' or 'soon'.
Mira dentro de tu corazón para encontrar la respuesta.
Look within your heart to find the answer.
Here, 'dentro' conveys a figurative sense of being inside one's emotions or thoughts.
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