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pasado

past

adjective noun pah-SAH-doh Common

Also means

last

Usage Note

Pasado as an adjective follows the noun to mean 'last' in a temporal sense: el lunes pasado (last Monday), la semana pasada (last week). As a noun, el pasado means 'the past'. It also means 'overripe' or 'off' for food: este queso está pasado. The feminine pasada appears in the colloquial phrase de pasada (in passing, briefly).

Examples

"El año pasado viajé a México."

Natural Translation

Last year I traveled to Mexico.

Literal Translation

The year past I-traveled to Mexico

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