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ajena

someone else’s, another person’s, unaware of, unfamiliar with

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ajen someone else’s, belonging to someone else + a Feminine singular
adjective · singular feminine Rare #42,463
someone else’s, another person’s Usually used before a noun or in phrases meaning “someone else’s” or “belonging to someone else.”
SP: No leas mi correo; esa información es ajena.
EN: Don’t read my email; that information belongs to someone else.
unaware of, unfamiliar with Often used with “a” to mean not involved in or not affected by something.
SP: No soy ajena a sus problemas.
EN: I’m not unaware of their problems.
Forms of ajeno
MasculineFeminine
Singular — ajena
Plural — ajenas

¿Voy a nadar en una piscina ajena de una casa ajena?

Am I going to swim in a pool at someone else’s house?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

La miseria ajena deja un extraño sabor.

The misery of others leaves a strange taste.

¡Esto es un noticiero, vivimos de la desgracia ajena!

This is a news show—we make our living off other people’s misfortune!

No se meta en la vida ajena.

Don't meddle in other people's lives.

Daño en propiedad ajena.

Damage to someone else’s property.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Si parece ajena quizá sea porque piensa en alguien.

If she seems distant, perhaps it's because she's thinking about someone.

— Amélie (2001)

Yo no soy ajena a la crueldad, hijo.

I am no stranger to cruelty, son.

— Espantoso (2026)