No. 13,937 in Spanish
sorprende
"Surprises" or "astonishes."
In a sentence
La noticia me sorprende muchísimo.
The news surprises me greatly.
Here, 'sorprende' is used as a verb to express the action of causing an unexpected reaction or impression in first person.
Me sorprende que haya llegado tan temprano.
I am surprised that they arrived so early.
In this context, 'sorprende' introduces a clause where a surprising fact or event is stated.
Es sorprendente lo rápido que resolvió el problema.
It is surprising how quickly they solved the problem.
'Sorprendente' (derived from 'sorprende') is used as an adjective to describe something as surprising or astonishing.
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