recientemente
recently
recent
having happened or begun not long ago
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-mente
adverb suffix (equivalent to -ly in English)
Recientemente means recently and can be thought of as recent0 + -mente1 (adverb suffix, like -ly in English1).
adverb
- recentlyIn the recent past; not long agoRecientemente, he empezado a estudiar español. // Recently, I have started studying Spanish.