No. 4,136 in Spanish
hecho
"Hecho" can mean "fact" or "done" depending on context.
In a sentence
Es un hecho que la tierra es redonda.
It is a fact that the earth is round.
The word 'hecho' here is used as a noun, meaning 'fact', to indicate an established or observed reality.
He hecho la tarea antes de salir.
I have done the homework before leaving.
In this sentence, 'he hecho' is used as a verb phrase where 'he' is the first-person singular form of 'haber' and 'hecho' is the past participle of 'hacer', meaning 'done'.
El puente fue hecho por ingenieros expertos.
The bridge was made by expert engineers.
Here, 'hecho' is the past participle of the verb 'hacer', functioning as an adjective to indicate something that was 'made' or 'done'.
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