Describe something completed a short time ago.
The idea
Recién precedes a participle throughout the Spanish-speaking world. In much of Latin America it can also precede a finite verb, as in recién llegó.
Examples
- El pan está recién hecho.The bread is freshly made.
- La carta está recién escrita.The letter has just been written.
- Compramos fruta recién cortada.We buy freshly cut fruit.
- El suelo está recién lavado.The floor has just been washed.
- Sirven pescado recién preparado.They serve freshly prepared fish.
- Los libros están recién llegados.The books have just arrived.
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Watch out
Do not drop the accent in recién. The finite-verb use is regional, not universal.
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Choose the suitable word: La sopa está ___ hecha. (recién / nunca)
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recién
recién: the soup was made shortly ago.
Choose the suitable word: La mesa está ___ limpiada. (recién / siempre)
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recién
recién: the table was cleaned shortly ago.
Choose the suitable word: En gran parte de América: Recién ___ el tren. (llegó / llegado)
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llegó
llegó: in much of Latin America a finite verb can follow.
Practice round
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Choose the suitable word: La sopa está ___ hecha. (recién / nunca)
Choose the suitable word: La mesa está ___ limpiada. (recién / siempre)
Choose the suitable word: En gran parte de América: Recién ___ el tren. (llegó / llegado)
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