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/paˈsaðo/
Translation
past, last (time), gone by
Word origin
Past participle of pasar ('to pass'), from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus ('step, pace').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- passare
- English cognates
- pass, passage, pace
Grammar
Examples
, .
The past cannot be changed, but the future can.
pasada .
Last week the whole family was at the coast.
.
You should not live always thinking about the past.
.
Last month we sold the house in the village.
adulta.
His past in the army shaped his entire adult life.
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