No. 5,256 in Spanish
iniciada
"Initiated" or "started."
In a sentence
La reunión fue iniciada por el director a las nueve.
The meeting was initiated by the director at nine.
Here, 'iniciada' is used as a past participle to describe the action of starting something, in this case, a meeting, by the subject, 'el director.'
La carrera estaba ya iniciada cuando llegamos al estadio.
The race was already started when we arrived at the stadium.
In this sentence, 'iniciada' describes the condition of the race in terms of having started, implying a completed action before the arrival reported.
Ella estaba muy emocionada por ser iniciada en el club.
She was very excited to be initiated into the club.
Here, 'iniciada' is used to imply the incorporation or beginning of participation in an organization, emphasizing the personal impact of such initiation on the subject.
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