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ajenas

other people's, belonging to others, outside, unrelated to

a ˈx e n a s → ajeno
ajen someone else’s, belonging to someone else + as feminine plural
adjective · plural feminine Rare #39,878
other people's, belonging to others
SP: No leas cartas ajenas.
EN: Don't read other people's letters.
outside, unrelated to Often used with “a” to mean beyond someone's control or unrelated to something.
SP: Son circunstancias ajenas a mi voluntad.
EN: They're circumstances beyond my control.
Forms of ajeno
MasculineFeminine
Singular — ajena
Plural — ajenas

No deberías tocar las cosas ajenas.

You shouldn't touch other people's things.

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)

No me importan las opiniones ajenas.

I don't care about other people's opinions.

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

Su pasión son las vidas ajenas.

Other people's lives are his passion.

Simplemente no entiendo por qué limpias casas ajenas.

I simply don’t understand why you clean other people’s houses.

— La Empleada (2025)

No deben tocar las cosas ajenas.

They shouldn't touch other people's things.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

No se meta en vidas ajenas.

Don't meddle in other people's lives.

No pudo conservar su trabajo a causa de situaciones ajenas a su control.

He couldn't keep his job due to circumstances beyond his control.

Te conviene más que andar ahí haciendo aseo en casas ajenas.

It's better for you than going around cleaning other people's houses.

— Noche de fuego (2021)

Sounds similar to

apenas a ˈp e n a s arenas a ˈɾ e n a s