Syntaxdifficulty 2
adverbs-of-place
aquí / acá (here), ahí / allí / allá (there), arriba / abajo (up/down), dentro / fuera (inside/outside), encima / debajo (above/below), cerca / lejos (near/far), adelante / atrás (forward/backward). Most pair with `de` to form a complex preposition (encima de la mesa, lejos de casa).
Examples
Está aquí.
→ It is here.
aquí — speaker's immediate location.
Vivo cerca.
→ I live nearby.
cerca standalone — adverb of place.
El libro está encima de la mesa.
→ The book is on top of the table.
encima de — adverb upgraded to complex preposition with `de`.
Words in this rule
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| arriba | RB |
| fuera | IN |
| allí | RB |
| dentro | RB |
| encima | IN |
| atrás | VB |
| aquí | RB |
| abajo | RB |
| lejos | RB |
| cerca | JJ |
| adelante | IN |
| debajo | IN |
| acá | — |
| allá | — |
| enfrente | — |
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