No. 1,162 in Spanish
fallecido
Deceased.
In a sentence
El autor fallecido dejó un gran legado literario.
The deceased author left a great literary legacy.
In this sentence, 'fallecido' is used as an adjective to describe the author, indicating that he has passed away.
Han homenajeado a los fallecidos con una ceremonia especial.
They have honored the deceased with a special ceremony.
Here, 'fallecidos' serves as a plural noun referring to those who have passed away, showing how the word shifts grammatically based on context.
Su padre acaba de fallecer hace unos días.
Her father has just passed away a few days ago.
In this case, 'fallecer' is the verb form meaning 'to pass away', demonstrating its use in expressing the act of dying.
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