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otro
another, other
A different or additional thing
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adjective suffix
Otro means another or other and is related to the English word other0, since "another" is really just "an other," or one more different thing.
otro
another (singular),
other (plural)
Refers to a different one or additional one.
Pásame otra servilletaPass me another napkin
Compraron otras galletasThey bought other cookies
next (following)
Used to point to the next one in sequence, whether for a time or place.
El banco está en la otra calleThe bank is on the next street
Al otro día, todo se había olvidadoThe next day, everything had been forgotten
the other (recent past)
Points to a time that is 'other' than now, to refer to a unspecified moment from the past.
El otro día fui al mercadoThe other day I went to the market
La otra vez me encontré con mi profesor en el supermercadoThe other time I ran into my teacher at the supermarket
another, another one, a different one (pronoun)
Used as a standalone pronoun to refer to a different or additional person or thing.
Mi bolígrafo desapareció pero tengo otroMy pen disappeared but I have another one
Hay diferencias entre unos jugadores y otrosThere are differences between some players and others