Spanish Conversation · Level 46
75 words
Spanish word
inacabado
Pronunciation
IPA/inakaˈβaðo/
Meaning
- adjectiveunfinished
Example
El proyecto está inacabado.
The project is unfinished.
More examples
No quiero entregar un trabajo inacabado.
I don't want to submit an unfinished task.
Core concept
A half-finished project.
Common phrases
proyecto inacabado
unfinished project
trabajo inacabado
unfinished task
informe inacabado
unfinished report
Similar words
incompleto: Lacking elements or pieces so the whole remains incomplete.
pendiente: Pending further action or decision and remaining unresolved.
interrumpido: Stopping mid-action because something interrupts the process.
parcial: Applying to only a segment or portion instead of the full whole.
Definition in Spanish
Describe algo que no está terminado o completado, por ejemplo un proyecto, un texto o una tarea.
Word origin
Formed from the negative prefix in- plus acabado, the past participle of acabar 'to finish', so it literally means not finished.
Usage tips
- In conversation speakers often say no está terminado, falta terminarlo, or aún no está terminado, and remember the adjective must agree in gender and number with its noun.
Other meanings
- incompleteadjective
Opposites
- acabadofinishedadjective
- terminadocompletedadjective
Related words
- acabadofinishedadjective
- acabamientofinishnoun