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    agobiado por las deudas

    Grammar & Usage

    participial phrase / adjective phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    Consists of the past participle/adjective 'agobiado' (overwhelmed/burdened), the causal preposition 'por' (by), and the definite noun phrase 'las deudas' (debts). The participle agrees in gender and number with the subject it modifies (e.g., agobiada, agobiados). It typically functions as a subject complement with copulative verbs like 'estar' or semi-copulative verbs like 'sentirse' and 'verse'.

    Sample sentences

    Carlos no puede dormir bien porque está agobiado por las deudas de su negocio.

    Carlos cannot sleep well because he is overwhelmed by his business debts.

    Muchas familias se sienten agobiadas por las deudas después de las fiestas.

    Many families feel overwhelmed by debt after the holidays.

    Agobiado por las deudas, decidió vender su automóvil para conseguir liquidez.

    Overwhelmed by debt, he decided to sell his car to obtain liquidity.

    Quick facts

    preposition_use:'por' indicates the cause or agent producing the feeling of distress
    gender_inflection:agobiado (masculine singular), agobiada (feminine singular), agobiados (masculine plural), agobiadas (feminine plural)

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    Example

    Carlos no puede dormir bien porque está agobiado por las deudas de su negocio.

    Carlos cannot sleep well because he is overwhelmed by his business debts.

    Muchas familias se sienten agobiadas por las deudas después de las fiestas.

    Many families feel overwhelmed by debt after the holidays.

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