No. 182 in Spanish
próximo
Next; upcoming.
In a sentence
El próximo lunes tenemos una reunión importante.
Next Monday we have an important meeting.
In this sentence, 'próximo' acts as an adjective, specifying the immediate next Monday as the time for the event.
En el próximo capítulo, el protagonista resuelve el misterio.
In the next chapter, the protagonist solves the mystery.
Here, 'próximo' describes the immediate succeeding chapter in a sequence, emphasizing its proximity in order.
El autobús que tomaremos es el próximo en llegar.
The bus we will take is the next one to arrive.
In this context, 'próximo' is used to describe the bus that follows directly in the sequence of arriving buses.
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