el
/ˈetʃo/
Translation
fact, deed, done
Word origin
From Latin factum ('deed, thing done'), the past participle of facere ('to do, to make'). It is also the past participle of Spanish hacer.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- factum
- English cognates
- fact, feat, factual
Grammar
Examples
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The fact is that I do not want to go to the party.
, .
In fact, I have already eaten at this restaurant.
hierve .
It is a fact that water boils at one hundred degrees.
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Your brother has done a good job today.
página.
The important facts are on the first page.
Used in
Stories
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The Spanish Pluperfect (había hablado)
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