Descansadas

Descansadas is the feminine plural form of the past participle descansado, derived from the verb descansar. In Spanish, it functions primarily as an adjective agreeing in gender and number with feminine plural nouns. It conveys that the noun has experienced rest or possesses a restful quality. Beyond its adjectival use, descansadas can appear in passive or participial constructions when the description refers to something that has been made to rest.

Usage and sense

Descansadas commonly describes people, objects, or places that have been put to rest or are in a state of rest. Examples of typical collocations include personas descansadas (rested people), horas descansadas (rested hours or break periods), camas descansadas (beds that have been made restful), and regiones descansadas (regions characterized by rest or calm). The term often appears in contexts related to health, travel, or literature where a sense of rest or recuperation is emphasized. Its meaning is context-dependent and generally implies relief from fatigue or activity.

Relation to related forms

Descansadas is part of a family of forms built from descansar, including descansado (masculine singular), descansada (feminine singular), and descansados (masculine plural). The choice among these forms aligns with the gender and number of the noun they modify. Synonyms or near-synonyms include reposadas and tranquilas, depending on nuance and register.

See also

descanso, descansado, descansar, reposar.