levantado

This is the 12308th most frequent Spanish word.


levantado

"Levantado" means "raised" or "lifted" in English.


In this sentence, 'levantado' is used as a participle to indicate that the subject (the child) is in an upright or awake position, implying readiness for activity or starting the day.

El niño estaba levantado temprano para ir a la escuela.

The child was up early to go to school.


Here, 'levantado' functions as the past participle of the verb 'levantar', used in the present perfect tense to describe an action (lifting the table) completed by the speaker.

He levantado esta mesa yo solo.

I have lifted this table by myself.


In this case, 'levantado' is employed in the passive voice to indicate an action done to the subject (the bridge) to facilitate an event.

El puente ha sido levantado para dejar pasar el barco.

The bridge has been raised to let the boat pass.