No. 322 in Spanish
llamado
"Called" or "named."
In a sentence
El escritor llamado Mario Vargas Llosa es muy influyente.
The writer named Mario Vargas Llosa is very influential.
Here 'llamado' is used as a past participle adjective to describe the name given to the person, effectively meaning 'named'.
Hay un evento llamado 'La Fiesta del Sol' en junio.
There is an event called 'The Festival of the Sun' in June.
'Llamado' acts as a descriptor for the event's given name, functioning as 'called'.
El niño llamado por su madre regresó a casa.
The child called by his mother returned home.
In this context, 'llamado' is a passive past participle, indicating that the child was called by the mother.
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