limpio
adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “limpio” mean in English?
clean
Example sentences
La cocina está limpia.
The kitchen is clean.
Tengo las manos limpias.
My hands are clean.
Es una persona muy limpia.
She's a very clean person.
How to use it
Limpio means 'clean'. Agrees: limpio/-a/-os/-as. Verb limpiar = 'to clean'.
Common mistake
Use estar for current state ('la cocina está limpia' = currently clean). Ser describes the trait ('es una persona limpia' = clean as a habit/trait).
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 4.