How to Say ‘The police have arrested one of us in a foreign country.’ in Mexican Spanish
Han detenido en un país extranjero a uno de los nuestros.
Phrase Breakdown
Han detenido
En un país extranjero
A uno de los nuestros
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Han
[an]
Have
'Han' is the third person plural form of 'haber', used here as an auxiliary verb.
Han llegado.
They have arrived.
detenido
[de-te-NE-do]
Detained
'Detenido' is the past participle of 'detener', meaning to stop or arrest someone.
Han detenido al sospechoso.
They have detained the suspect.
en
[en]
In
'En' is a preposition meaning in or on, used to denote location.
Estoy en casa.
I am at home.
un
[un]
A
'Un' is an indefinite article used before masculine singular nouns.
Tengo un libro.
I have a book.
país
[pa-EES]
Country
'País' refers to a nation with its own government and territory.
Francia es un país hermoso.
France is a beautiful country.
extranjero
[eks-tran-JE-ro]
Foreign
'Extranjero' describes something or someone from another country.
Viene de un país extranjero.
He comes from a foreign country.
a
[a]
To
'A' is a preposition that indicates direction or connection to a point or thing.
Dirígete a la puerta.
Go to the door.
uno
[U-no]
One
'Uno' is a pronoun meaning one referring to a single entity.
Tomaré solo uno.
I will take just one.
de
[de]
Of
The word 'de' is a preposition used to indicate origin, possession, or composition.
Es la idea de Juan.
It's Juan's idea.
los
[los]
The
'Los' is the plural definite article used before masculine plural nouns.
Los libros están aquí.
The books are here.
nuestros
[NUE-stros]
Ours
'Nuestros' is a possessive pronoun used to refer to something belonging to us.
Defendemos a los nuestros.
We defend ours.
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