Adverbs of place in Spanish (aquí...)
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Adverbs of place (adverbios de lugar) give information about the location of an action.
They give an answer to questions starting with "where?".
Examples:
Adverbs of place generally modify the verb they refer to.
Since they refer to a verb, they do not change according to the gender or number.
Examples:
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Adverbs of place are generally placed after the verb they modify.
Examples:
Adverbs of place are divided into 2 types:
Demonstrative adverbs indicate an imprecise location.
Spanish adverb | English adverb | Example |
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acá | here, over here | Miguel vive acá. (Miguel lives here.) |
ahí | there | Pon tus gafas ahí. (Put your glasses there.) |
allá | there, over there | Vamos para allá. (Let's go over there.) |
allí | there | La carnicería está allí. (The butcher's is there.) |
aquí | here | Deberías venir aquí. (You should come here.) |
Adverbs of location are divided into 2 other types:
They correspond to English prepositions of place.
Example:
Adverbs of position indicate where something or someone is exactly located.
They are generally followed by the preposition de.
Adverb of position | Opposite |
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delante (in front) | detrás (behind) |
dentro (inside) | fuera (outside) |
encima (ahead) | debajo (underneath) |
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* When de is followed by the definite article el, they turn into del (de+el).
As the name suggests, these type of adverbs indicate direction.
Unlike adverbs of position, adverbs of direction are generally used with verbs which express movement.
Adverb of direction | Opposite |
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adelante (forwards, to the front) | atrás (behind, back) |
arriba (above) | abajo (downwards, down) |
adentro (inside) | afuera (outside) |
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To clarify the difference between adverbs of position and adverbs of direction, have a look at the following examples:
Spanish adverb | English translation | Example |
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a la derecha | to the right on the right | Hay un edificio histórico a la derecha. (There is an historic building on the right.) |
a la izquierda | to the left on the left | El camino tuerce bruscamente a la izquierda. (The road turns sharply to the left.) |
al final | in the end | Hay un banco al final de la calle. (There is a bank at the end of the street.) |
al lado | next to beside | Hay una panadería turca al lado de la oficina. (There is a Turkisk bakery next to the office.) |
alrededor | around | Los niños corrían alrededor del árbol. (The kids ran around the tree.) |
en el centro | in the middle | En el centro de la plaza hay una fuente. (There is a fountain in the middle of the square.) |
en el medio | in the middle | Se cayó en el medio de carretera. (He fell down in the middle of the road.) |
enfrente | in front of | La lavandería está enfrente del supermercado. (The laundry is in front of the supermarket.) |
cerca | close | La carnicería está cerca del casco histórico. (The butcher's is close to the historical centre.) |
lejos | far | La playa está lejos de mi casa. (The beach is far from my house.) |
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