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"Voluntaria" is a form of "voluntario", an adjective which is often translated as "voluntary". "Conscientemente" is an adverb which is often translated as "consciously". Learn more about the difference between "voluntaria" and "conscientemente" below.
voluntario, el voluntario, la voluntaria(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (optional)
a. voluntary
El servicio militar es obligatorio en mi país, pero aquí en este país es voluntario.Military service is mandatory in my country, but here in this country it is voluntary.
2. (willingly)
a. voluntarily (adverb)
Tras años de tratar de dejar el cigarrillo porque sus amigos se lo pidieron, decidió dejarlo voluntario.After years of trying to quit because his friends asked him, he decided to quit smoking voluntarily.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. volunteer
Los martes trabajo como voluntario en una organización de ayuda a inmigrantes.On Tuesdays I work as a volunteer at an organization that helps immigrants.
conscientemente(
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
1. (general)
a. consciously
Claudia tomó conscientemente la decisión de dejar su empleo y poner su propio negocio.Claudia consciously decided to leave her job and start up her own business.
