No. 390 in Spanish

hoy

"Hoy" means "today" in English.

In a sentence

Hoy es un buen día para aprender algo nuevo.
Today is a good day to learn something new.
In this sentence, 'hoy' is used as an adverb to denote the current day, emphasizing the present being a favorable moment.
El evento está sucediendo hoy, no te lo pierdas.
The event is happening today, don't miss it.
Here, 'hoy' specifies the temporal point of the event, identifying it as occurring on the present day.
A partir de hoy, voy a empezar una nueva rutina.
Starting today, I will begin a new routine.
In this context, 'hoy' marks the starting point in time for an ongoing or future action, indicating the present day as the reference point.

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