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acaecido

occurred, having taken place

adjective ah-kah-eh-SEE-doh Rare
Grammar & Structure

Usage Note

Acaecido is the past participle of the archaic/formal verb acaecer (to occur, to come to pass), which is defective — used only in the third person. It is a formal or literary synonym of ocurrido or sucedido. Learners will encounter it primarily in legal, journalistic, or historical texts: los hechos acaecidos ('the events that took place').

Examples

"Nadie olvidará los hechos acaecidos ese día."

Natural Translation

Nobody will forget the events that occurred that day.

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