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How to Say "laden" in Spanish

The Spanish word forladenis cargadoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
AdjectiveA1
formal or literary
A man carrying a huge, bulging sack over his shoulder that looks extremely heavy, demonstrating being loaded down.

Examples

El camión llegó cargado de mercancía fresca.

The truck arrived loaded with fresh merchandise.

Después de ir de compras, venía cargada con diez bolsas.

After going shopping, she came carrying ten bags.

Agreement is Key

As an adjective, 'cargado' must match the thing it describes. If you are talking about 'la maleta' (the suitcase), you must say 'la maleta cargada'.

Forgetting Gender

Mistake:La mochila está cargado.

Correction: La mochila está cargada. (Mochila is feminine, so the adjective must end in -a.)

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