hombre armado
/ombɾe aɾmado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "armed man" is translated into Spanish as hombre armado.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun hombre (man) and the past participle armado (armed), literally meaning "man armed".
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to multiple people, the plural form is hombres armados, where both the noun and the adjective are pluralized. If you need to refer to an armed woman, change the masculine forms to the feminine: mujer armada.
How do you pronounce it?
/ombɾe aɾmado/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, if you see hombre used as an interjection, it is often used by both men and women to express surprise or frustration, similar to 'Oh man!' or 'Come on!'
- The word hombre shares a deep root with the English word 'human', both descending from a Proto-Indo-European term meaning 'earthling'.
- The word hombre follows a phonetic evolution where a -b- sound was inserted into the word omne over time, a pattern also seen in the words for 'hunger' hambre and 'name' nombre.
Examples in context
- El oficial de policía se encontró con un hombre armado en la escena del crimen.The police officer encountered an armed man at the crime scene.
- El banco fue asaltado por un individuo armado esta mañana.The bank was robbed by an armed individual this morning.
- Vimos a un tipo armado en el callejón oscuro.We saw an armed guy in the dark alley.
- ¡No te acerques a ese chico armado!Don't go near that armed guy!
- Vi a un tío armado corriendo por la calle.I saw an armed man running down the street.
- El hombre armado fue detenido por la policía.The armed man was apprehended by the police.
- ¡Cuidado, hay un tipo armado afuera!Be careful, there's an armed guy outside!
- El guardia de seguridad se enfrentó al individuo armado.The security guard confronted the armed individual.
- Vimos a un hombre armado en la calle.We saw an armed man in the street.
- La policía busca a un hombre armado.The police are looking for an armed man.
- No te acerques a ese hombre armado.Do not approach that armed man.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are talking about a news report in a cafe.
- Daniel¿Viste las noticias sobre el hombre armado?Did you see the news about the armed man?
- MaríaSí, es muy peligroso.Yes, it is very dangerous.
- DanielEl hombre armado sigue suelto.The armed man is still at large.
- MaríaDebemos tener mucho cuidado, Daniel.We must be very careful, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries armado, hombre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
