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
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other