No. 3,754 in Spanish
protegidos
Protected or sheltered.
In a sentence
Los documentos están protegidos con una contraseña.
The documents are protected with a password.
The word 'protegidos' functions as an adjective describing the state of 'los documentos', indicating they are safeguarded by a mechanism.
Es importante que los derechos de los trabajadores estén protegidos.
It is important that the workers' rights are protected.
Here 'protegidos' serves as an adjective describing 'los derechos de los trabajadores', showing they need safeguarding, often in a legal or ethical sense.
Los animales protegidos por la ley son tratados cuidadosamente.
The animals protected by the law are treated carefully.
In this sentence, 'protegidos' acts as a past participle used adjectivally to modify 'los animales', specifying that their protection results from legal provisions.
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