No. 2,354 in Spanish
tomada
"Tomada" means "taken" or "seized" in English.
In a sentence
La decisión fue tomada para el beneficio de todos.
The decision was made for everyone's benefit.
In this sentence, 'tomada' is the past participle of the verb 'tomar' used as an adjective, meaning 'made' or 'taken'.
La foto tomada por el fotógrafo ganó un premio.
The photo taken by the photographer won an award.
Here 'tomada' is again the past participle of 'tomar', functioning as an adjective to describe the photo.
Ella estaba tomada por el estrés del día.
She was overwhelmed by the stress of the day.
In this case, 'tomada' conveys a figurative sense of being 'grasped' or 'overwhelmed' by a situation.
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