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/indepenˈdjente/

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Translation

independent

Word origin

From in- ('not') plus dependiente ('dependent'), from Latin dependere ('to hang from'), from de ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). The same root gives English 'independent' and 'pendant'.

Origin
Latin
Root
dependere
English cognates
independent, pendant

Grammar

Masc pluralindependientes

Examples

.

She now lives in a separate flat.

.

She is a strong and independent woman.

.

The country became independent in the last century.

.

I prefer to work independently.

¿ económicamente ?

Are you financially independent from your parents?

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This word is part of lesson 52.