relacionado

Relaciones-related? The spanish term relacionado is an adjective and past participle derived from relacionar, meaning related or connected. It is used to describe something that has a link, association, or relevance to another subject. In everyday use, phrases such as temas relacionados or problemas relacionados are common, indicating a connection to a broader topic.

Etymology and grammar: Relacionado comes from la base relación (relation) plus the suffix -ado, forming masculino singular; its feminine form is relacionada, and plural forms are relacionados and relacionadas. It functions as an adjective or as a past participle in compound tenses. It can also appear as a predicate adjective after estar, parecer, quedar, and similar verbs, as in los resultados están relacionados.

Usage contexts: In writing and communication, relacionado marks association between ideas, data points, or findings. In journalism and academia, it appears in phrases like artículos relacionados or conceptos relacionados to guide readers to connected content. In data and information systems, it can label linked records or content clusters as “relacionados.” In medicine or science, expressions such as efectos relacionados describe outcomes connected with a treatment or condition.

Synonyms and contrasts: Similar terms include conectado, vinculado, pertinente, afín. Antonyms can be ajeno or desconectado, depending on context. See also relación, relaciones, relacionado con, temas relacionados, y vinculación.

See also: relación, relaciones, relacionado con, temas relacionados, vínculos, conexión.