recién

This is the 1193rd most frequent Spanish word.

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recién

"Recién" means "just" or "recently."


Here, 'recién' is used to indicate that the action of arriving happened shortly before the described moment, emphasizing recency in general timing.

Él llegó recién a la fiesta cuando todos ya se estaban yendo.

He arrived at the party just as everyone was already leaving.


In this instance, 'recién' indicates that the understanding has begun very recently, suggesting immediacy or freshness of the action.

Recién empezamos a entender el problema.

We are just starting to understand the problem.


In this sentence, 'recién' is used before 'construida' to mean 'recently' or 'newly', emphasizing the temporal aspect of the construction.

Acabo de mudarme a esta casa recién construida.

I just moved into this newly constructed house.