Ajena (en. Alien)

/aˈxena/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
Pertinent to what is not one's own.
We must respect other people's property.
Debemos respetar la propiedad ajena.
What is considered strange or alien.
I felt like I was in a foreign place.
Sentía que estaba en un lugar ajeno.
That which belongs to or relates to different people.
The life of another is a concept that is difficult to understand.
La vida ajena es un concepto difícil de entender.

Etymology

From the Latin 'alienus', which means 'belonging to another'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

someone else's house
Housing that belongs to another person.
casa ajena
someone else's time
Time not dedicated to oneself, but to others.
tiempo ajeno

Related Words

ajeno
that is not one's own.
ajeno
alienation
State of being separated from oneself or one's environment.
alienación
to miss
To feel the lack of something or someone.
extrañar
alienness
Condition of what is alien.
ajenidad

Slang Meanings

To refer to something that is not well understood.
All of this seems very foreign to me, I can't follow the conversation.
Todo esto me parece muy ajena, no logro seguir la conversación.
To use the word to describe a state of discomfort.
I was at a party that I wasn't part of and didn't know who to talk to.
Estuve en una fiesta ajena y no sabía con quién hablar.