No. 440 in Spanish
encima
"Encima" means "on top" or "above" in English.
In a sentence
El libro está encima de la mesa.
The book is on top of the table.
Here, 'encima' is used as a preposition, indicating that something is physically situated on top of another object.
Encima, me olvidé las llaves.
On top of that, I forgot my keys.
In this example, 'encima' serves as an adverb to add information, signaling a further misfortune or addition to a prior context.
Me dijeron que el trabajo estaría listo y encima no lo hicieron bien.
They told me the work would be ready, and on top of that, they didn’t do it well.
Here, 'encima' is used as an interjectory adverb to express a compounding negative situation, emphasizing frustration in this context.
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