No. 11,420 in Spanish
evil
The Spanish word "evil" translates to "malvado" or "maldad" in English, meaning profoundly immoral, wicked, or harmful.
In a sentence
La acción de robar por diversión es considerada malvada.
The act of stealing for fun is considered evil.
In this sentence, 'malvada' functions as an adjective describing an action, embodying the moral judgment of evil.
El mal puede manifestarse de muchas formas.
Evil can manifest in many forms.
Here, 'mal' serves as a noun representing the abstract concept of evil.
Ella hizo un comentario lleno de maldad para herir a otros.
She made a comment full of evil to hurt others.
In this instance, 'maldad' is used as a noun referring to an evil quality or essence.
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