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fuera

adverbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “fuera” mean in English?

  1. outside

Example sentences

  • Los niños juegan fuera.

    The children play outside.

  • Está fuera de la oficina.

    He's outside the office.

  • Comemos fuera el sábado.

    We eat out on Saturday.

How to use it

Fuera means 'outside'. Adverb of location. Pair with 'de' for objects: fuera de la casa (outside the house).

Common mistake

Comer fuera = eat at a restaurant (eat out), parallel to English. Estar fuera (de + place) = be away from / outside [place].

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 31.