No. 3,608 in Spanish
malo
Bad.
In a sentence
El clima está muy malo hoy.
The weather is very bad today.
In this sentence, 'malo' is used as an adjective to describe the quality of the weather, indicating it's not favorable.
No es bueno consumir alimentos en mal estado.
It's not good to consume food in a bad condition.
Here, 'mal' is used as an adjective in its shortened form 'mal' before 'estado,' describing the 'condition' of the food as poor or bad.
Ese estudiante es malo en matemáticas.
That student is bad at math.
In this sentence, 'malo' is used as a predicative adjective that modifies 'estudiante,' indicating the student's skill level in mathematics is not proficient.
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