No. 5,928 in Spanish
usada
"Usada" means "used" in English.
In a sentence
Esta bicicleta es usada por los niños en el parque.
This bicycle is used by the children in the park.
The word 'usada' in this sentence is a past participle used adjectivally to describe the state of the bicycle being utilized by someone.
Encontré una chaqueta usada en la tienda de segunda mano.
I found a used jacket in the thrift shop.
Here, 'usada' is an adjective that modifies 'chaqueta,' indicating that the jacket has been preowned.
La herramienta fue usada para reparar la puerta.
The tool was used to repair the door.
In this example, 'usada' is a past participle used in the passive construction to indicate the action performed on the subject 'herramienta.'
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