Dentro
Example: El gato está dentro de la caja jugando feliz.
Definition
"Dentro" is a Spanish adverb meaning inside or within a place or object. It indicates that something or someone is located or happening in the interior of a defined space, as in the example: The cat is playing happily inside the box.
Etymology
The Spanish word "dentro" comes from the Latin word "deintro," which is a combination of "de" (from, down) and "intro" (inside). Did you know that "dentro" literally means 'from inside' in Latin, emphasizing the idea of being within something?
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"Dentro" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 105 commonly used words.
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