Pasado also means next
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.... I don't understand when it seems primarily used as the past participle of pasar: in other words passed or past. Can someone explain?
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updated Jul 5, 2012
posted by t8805jg
Es como en inglés cuando decimos "the the (after) tomorrow" = "the day after (passed) tomorrow." Sencillo. Usa la palabra "siguiente" para decir "next-(following)" - El día siguiente = the following day. - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012
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Yes, it's a bit confusing. Mañana pasada is in the future as in 'the day after tomorrow', but 'el año pasado' means last year, which tends very much to be in the past.
I think this is just one of those you have to rotely learn.
Good luck. Roger
updated Jul 5, 2012
posted by rogspax
En realidad no es tan confuso. Es 'pasada mañana' = past/passed/after tomorrow. El año pasado = the year past/passed/gone by. Es muy literal. - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012
Más literal aún "the day passed from tomorrow" - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012
Gracias for your help - t8805jg, Jul 5, 2012
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Pasada mañana = The day after tommorrow, and after in English is a past tense just as pasado/a is in Spanish.
updated Jul 5, 2012
posted by kenwilliams
Gracias. I t makes a bit of sense: the day PAST tomorrow.... - t8805jg, Jul 5, 2012
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The day after tomorrow, tomorrow has passed and it's the next day..... pasado mañana
Pasado by itself doesn't mean "next" but used with days, time (hours) or whatever, the phrase can sort of mean "next".
updated Jul 5, 2012
posted by Jack-OBrien
