Spanish Conversation · Level 33
75 words
Spanish word
llena
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʝena/
Meaning
- adjectivefull
Example
La botella está llena.
The bottle is full.
More examples
¿La taza está llena?
Is the cup full?
Core concept
A space or vessel with every gap occupied by contents.
Common phrases
estar llena de
be full of
caja llena
full box
Similar words
lleno: Interior of a container or place is fully occupied by contents, used with masculine nouns.
saturado: Holding as much as possible: capacity or absorbency is maxed out and accepts nothing more.
rebosante: So overfull that contents push outward and may spill or overflow visibly.
atestado: Packed to the brim with people or objects, with scarcely any free space left.
Definition in Spanish
Que contiene algo hasta no dejar espacio libre.
Word origin
Spanish lleno/llena comes from Latin plenus 'full' via Old Spanish forms, and the verb llenar is derived from the same root.
Usage tips
- Notice the double l spelling (ll); in most Spanish dialects ll sounds like English y, so llena is commonly pronounced roughly like 'yeh-nah' in everyday speech.
Other meanings
- filledadjective
Opposites
- vacíaemptyadjective
Related words
- llenarfillverb
- llenadofillingnoun