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No. 8,143 in Spanish

olí

The word "olí" is the first-person singular preterite form of the verb "oler," meaning "I smelled."

In a sentence

  • Ayer olí el perfume en la tienda y me encantó.

    Yesterday I smelled the perfume in the store and I loved it.

    In this sentence, "olí" is used as the simple past tense of the verb "oler," meaning "to smell," indicating an action performed by the speaker.

  • Cuando pasé por la panadería, olí el aroma del pan recién horneado.

    When I passed by the bakery, I smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread.

    Here, "olí" again represents the preterite tense of "oler," describing the sensory experience of the speaker in a specific past event.

  • No olí nada extraño en la habitación cerrada.

    I didn't smell anything strange in the closed room.

    In this instance, "olí" is utilized in a negative construction to state that the speaker did not perceive any smell during a past specific moment.

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