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amanecer

dawn

noun ah-mah-neh-SEHR Rare
Time Time of Day

Also means

sunrise

Usage Note

Amanecer is both the noun ('dawn', 'sunrise') and the intransitive verb ('to dawn', 'to wake up somewhere at daybreak'): amanecí en París ('I woke up in Paris at dawn'). As a noun it is masculine: el amanecer. The counterpart is anochecer ('dusk', 'to get dark'). The verb is impersonal when referring to daybreak: amanece a las seis ('it gets light at six').

Examples

"Vimos el amanecer desde la montaña."

Natural Translation

We watched the sunrise from the mountain.

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