"ahí" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

IPA: /aˈi/, [aˈi]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad ibī (“to/at there”), from Latin ad (“to, toward, at”) + ibī (“there”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.||*ad ibī|to/at there|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *ad ibī (“to/at there”), {{inh+|es|VL.||*ad ibī|to/at there}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad ibī (“to/at there”), {{inh|es|la|ad||to, toward, at}} Latin ad (“to, toward, at”), {{m|la|ibī||there}} ibī (“there”) Head templates: {{es-adv}} ahí
  1. there: used to designate a place near the listener Synonyms: allá, allí
    Sense id: en-ahí-es-adv-7lLXn2Wm Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. that (in certain phrases)
    Sense id: en-ahí-es-adv-tIuMBA5a Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aguantar ahí (english: to hang in there), ahí es nada, ahí na' ma', ahí va, al ahí se va, algo por ahí, de ahí, de ahí que, de por ahí, por ahí

Alternative forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "aquí"
    },
    {
      "word": "acá"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to hang in there",
      "word": "aguantar ahí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ahí es nada"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ahí na' ma'"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ahí va"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "al ahí se va"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "algo por ahí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de ahí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de ahí que"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de por ahí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "por ahí"
    }
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
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        "3": "",
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    }
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "adv",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "allá"
        },
        {
          "word": "allí"
        }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "That's how...",
          "text": "Ahí es como...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That's when...",
          "text": "Ahí es cuando...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That's where...",
          "text": "Ahí es donde...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that (in certain phrases)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ahí-es-adv-tIuMBA5a",
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈi]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ahí"
}
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      "word": "aquí"
    },
    {
      "word": "acá"
    }
  ],
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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish adverbs",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio links"
  ],
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      "english": "to hang in there",
      "word": "aguantar ahí"
    },
    {
      "word": "ahí es nada"
    },
    {
      "word": "ahí na' ma'"
    },
    {
      "word": "ahí va"
    },
    {
      "word": "al ahí se va"
    },
    {
      "word": "algo por ahí"
    },
    {
      "word": "de ahí"
    },
    {
      "word": "de ahí que"
    },
    {
      "word": "de por ahí"
    },
    {
      "word": "por ahí"
    }
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "there"
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    }
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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    "a‧hí"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        "there: used to designate a place near the listener"
      ],
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        [
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          "there"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "allá"
        },
        {
          "word": "allí"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "That's how...",
          "text": "Ahí es como...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That's when...",
          "text": "Ahí es cuando...",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That's where...",
          "text": "Ahí es donde...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that (in certain phrases)"
      ],
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        [
          "that",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈi]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ahí"
}

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