buen

== Danish == === Noun === buen c sg definite singular of bue == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === buen m sg definite singular of bue == Old French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbu͡ɛn/ === Adjective === buen m (oblique and nominative feminine singular buene) alternative form of bon ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Apocopic form of bueno, from Latin bonus (“good”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbwen/ [ˈbwẽn] Rhymes: -en Syllabification: buen === Adjective === buen m (apocopate, standard form bueno) (before the noun) apocopic form of bueno (“good, fine”) ==== Usage notes ==== The form buen is used only before and within the noun phrase of singular masculine noun. In other positions, bueno is used instead: Fue un buen viaje. ― It was a good trip. El viaje fue bueno. ― The trip was good. Él es un escritor bueno. ― He is a good writer. === See also === bien === Further reading === “buen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025