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construido

built

adjective kohn-stroo-EE-doh Less Common

Usage Note

Construido is the past participle of construir, used adjectivally. It agrees in gender and number (construida, construidos, construidas). It is common in descriptions of infrastructure and architecture: bien construido ('well-built'). The older orthography construído carried a written accent, but modern spelling drops it.

Examples

"El puente fue construido en 1920."

Natural Translation

The bridge was built in 1920.

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