cazado
/kaθado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "hunted" is translated into Spanish as cazado.
The word cazado is the past participle of the infinitive verb cazar, which means to hunt.
How does it change in a sentence?
The past participle cazado must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, becoming cazada for feminine nouns. The past participle cazado becomes cazados when modifying a masculine plural noun and cazadas when modifying a feminine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaθado/
Did you know?
- The word cazado is a near-homophone of casado, which means 'married'. A slight change in the 's' and 'z' sounds can turn a sentence about being 'hunted' into one about being 'wed'.
- The verb cazar is used in the phrase cazar moscas, which literally means 'to hunt flies' but is used to describe someone who is wasting time or sitting aimlessly.
- The word cazar comes from the Latin captiare, which meant 'to try to catch'. This makes it a distant relative of the English word 'capture'.
Examples in context
- ¿Ha cazado alguna vez?Have you ever hunted?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has ever hunted using the word cazado.Tatoeba #11936679 by Seael, translation #11936670 by CK
- El animal fue cazado por el cazador.The animal was hunted by the hunter.
- El fugitivo fue perseguido por la policía.The fugitive was hunted by the police.
- El conejo fue cazado por el lobo.The rabbit was hunted by the wolf.
- Ese animal ha sido cazado en la reserva.That animal has been hunted in the reserve.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are visiting a nature museum.
- AlejandroMira este lobo, parece que fue cazado.Look at this wolf, it looks like it was hunted.
- ElenaSí, probablemente fue cazado hace muchos años.Yes, it was probably hunted many years ago.
- AlejandroEs triste que haya sido cazado así.It's sad that it was hunted like that.
- ElenaTienes razón, Alejandro.You are right, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
