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basado

based

adjective bah-SAH-doh Less Common
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Usage Note

Basado is the past participle of basar (to base) used as an adjective, typically in the construction basado en (based on). It agrees in gender and number: basada, basados, basadas. The phrase basado en hechos reales (based on true events) is a film cliché learners will encounter constantly.

Examples

"La película está basada en una novela."

Natural Translation

The film is based on a novel.

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