No. 7,751 in Spanish
lucia
"Lucía" is a Spanish female given name meaning "light" or "she who illuminates."
In a sentence
Lucía siempre se levanta temprano para ir a la escuela.
Lucy always gets up early to go to school.
Here, 'Lucía' is used as a proper noun, serving as the name of the subject of the sentence.
La lámpara lucía hermosa en el escritorio.
The lamp looked beautiful on the desk.
Here, 'lucía' is the third-person singular form of the verb 'lucir', describing the appearance of the lamp.
La casa se lucía decorada muy elegantemente para la fiesta.
The house stood out, decorated very elegantly for the party.
In this context, 'se lucía' comes from the reflexive verb 'lucirse', indicating that the house was displaying itself in an outstanding manner.
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