buen

See also: bün

Danish

Noun

buen c sg

  1. definite singular of bue

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

buen m sg

  1. definite singular of bue

Old French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu͡ɛn/

Adjective

buen m (oblique and nominative feminine singular buene)

  1. alternative form of bon

Declension

Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject buens buene buen
oblique buen buene buen
plural subject buen buenes buen
oblique buens buenes buen

Spanish

Etymology

From bueno, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbwen/ [ˈbwẽn]
  • Audio (Latin America):(file)
  • Rhymes: -en
  • Syllabification: buen

Adjective

buen m (apocopate, standard form bueno)

  1. (before the noun) apocopic form of bueno (“good, fine”)

Usage notes

The form buen is used only before and within the noun phrase of singular masculine noun. In other positions, bueno is used instead:

Fue un buen viaje. ― It was a good trip.
El viaje fue bueno. ― The trip was good.
Él es un escritor bueno. ― He is a good writer.

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