hi

Catalan

ppron
Definitions
  • represents a place associated with the action described by the verb, unless the place would be introduced by the preposition de
  • there (in constructions such as "there is", "there are", etc.: see haver-hi)
  • replaces an adverb (or adverbial phrase) describing the manner, instrument or association of an action
  • replaces a phrase introduced by any preposition except de (most commonly a or en)
  • replaces an indefinite noun or an adjective which is the predicate of a verb other than ésser, esdevenir, estar or semblar
  • (Central Catalan) in combination with other object pronouns, the third-person singular indirect object pronoun ("to him", "to her", "to it")

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan y inherited from Latin hīc (here).

Origin

Latin

hīc

Gloss

here

Concept
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Miscellaneous function words

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