ajenas

someone else's, other people's

a ˈx e n a s → ajeno
ajen someone else's, not one's own + as feminine plural
adjective · feminine plural Rare #34,243
someone else's, other people's
SP: No debemos meternos en las decisiones ajenas.
EN: We shouldn't interfere in other people's decisions.
Forms of ajeno
MasculineFeminine
Singular ajena
Plural ajenas

Simplemente no entiendo por qué limpias casas ajenas.

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

— La asistenta (2025)

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.

No me importan las opiniones ajenas.

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

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

No deben tocar las cosas ajenas.

They shouldn't touch other people's things.

— Sin conexión (2025)

No deberías tocar las cosas ajenas.

You shouldn't touch other people's things.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Su pasión son las vidas ajenas.

Other people's lives are his passion.

No se meta en vidas ajenas.

Don't meddle in other people's lives.

No puedo vivir tras espaldas ajenas.

I can't live off other people's backs.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

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