Lado

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for March 10, 2009

lado - masculine noun (el) - side. Look up lado in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/lado)

Vamos a cruzar al otro lado del río para acostarnos en la sombra.
Let's cross over to the other side of the river to lie down in the shade.

[Jessica]

hmmm it means "next to" also, right, as an adj.?

[Rusty]

Lado is always used as a noun. You recognize it from prepositional phrases, where it was the object of the preposition.

al lado de = to the side of (next to)

[Jessica]

oh ok :/ oops