What does indefinido in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word indefinido in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use indefinido in Spanish.

The word indefinido in Spanish means indefinite, vague, vague, uncertain, indefinite, unlimited, indefinite article, indefinite contract, ongoing contract, past simple, indefinite pronoun. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word indefinido

indefinite, vague

adjetivo (impreciso, vago)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El resultado es indefinido e inconcluso por lo que haremos nuevos experimentos.
The result is indefinite (or: vague) and inconclusive, so we will carry out further experiments.

vague, uncertain

adjetivo (incierto)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En mi futuro todo está indefinido y no sé bien qué voy a hacer de mi vida.
Everything in my future is vague (or: uncertain), and I do not quite know what I am going to do with my life.

indefinite

adjetivo (tiempo: indeterminado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Me prestó su colección de discos de Deep Purple por tiempo indefinido, mientras los cuide.
She lent me her Deep Purple CD collection for an indefinite period of time, as long as I take care of them.

unlimited

adjetivo (contrato sin fecha límite) (contract)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tuvo suerte y en lugar de un contrato temporal firmó uno indefinido.
He was lucky, and instead of signing a temporary contract, he signed an unlimited one.

indefinite article

(gramática, sujeto no específico) (grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los artículos indeterminados en español tiene género y número.
Indefinite articles in Spanish have gender and number.

indefinite contract, ongoing contract

(sin límite de tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si vas a solicitar un crédito en el banco, es preferible que tengas contrato indefinido con tu empresa.
If you are going to apply for a loan with the bank, it is preferable that you have an indefinite contract with your company.

past simple

(Gramática: tiempo verbal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
«Hice» es el pretérito indefinido del verbo «hacer».
"Did" is the past simple of the verb "to do".

indefinite pronoun

nombre masculino (indica cantidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En "Dame algo", "algo" es un pronombre indefinido.

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