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    entrar en el callejón (to enter the alley)

    Grammar & Usage

    verb phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    Formed by the infinitive verb 'entrar' (to enter), the directional/locative preposition 'en', the masculine definite article 'el', and the noun 'callejón' (alley). In Spanish, movement into an enclosed or defined space typically uses the preposition 'en' (or 'a' in some regional variants). It functions as a standard predicate expressing physical motion into a narrow street or passage.

    Sample sentences

    Tuvimos miedo de entrar en el callejón oscuro por la noche.

    We were afraid to enter the dark alley at night.

    El sospechoso fue visto al entrar en el callejón detrás del banco.

    The suspect was seen entering the alley behind the bank.

    No deberías entrar en ese callejón si no conoces bien el barrio.

    You shouldn't go into that alley if you don't know the neighborhood well.

    Quick facts

    morphology:'callejón' is derived from 'calle' with the augmentative suffix '-ón'
    noun_gender:masculine (el callejón)
    preposition_variation:May be seen with 'a' (entrar al callejón) in Latin American Spanish
    verb_conjugation_class:-ar regular verb (entrar)

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    Example

    Tuvimos miedo de entrar en el callejón oscuro por la noche.

    We were afraid to enter the dark alley at night.

    El sospechoso fue visto al entrar en el callejón detrás del banco.

    The suspect was seen entering the alley behind the bank.

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