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otro
other
A different or additional thing
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-o
adjective suffix
Otro means other and is related to the English word other0, since "another" is really just "an other" — one more different thing.
otro
another (singular),
other (plural)
A different one of the same kind.
- Pásame otra servilleta = Pass me another napkin
- Compraron otras galletas = They bought other cookies
next (following)
Used to mean the immediately following one in a sequence — whether time or place.
- El banco está en la otra calle = The bank is on the next street
- Al otro día, todo se había olvidado = The next day, everything had been forgotten
the other (recent past)
Used with time words to refer to a point in the past that is "other" than now — a different, unspecified moment some time ago.
- El otro día fui al mercado = The other day I went to the market
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 otro = My pen disappeared but I have another one
- Hay diferencias entre unos jugadores y otros = There are differences between some players and others