ahí

Meaning

1. there: used to designate a place near the listener
2. that (in certain phrases)

Concepts

there

over there

yonder

yon

here

see de ahí que

see por ahí

that way

thereby

thither

just there

Synonyms

allí

allá

regular

acullá

allí cerca

éste

de allá

en ese lugar

a media distancia

por

Translations

dort

da

là

là

ali

aí

illic

ginds

lì

daar

allí

ibi

ginder

là-bas

Hyphenated as

a‧hí

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈi/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ad

In summary

Inherited from Latin ad ibī (“to/at there”), from Latin ad (“to, toward, at”) + ibī (“there”).

Sentences

De ahí la fuerza de su literatura .

Hence the strength of his literature.

Nacido en París , vivió toda su vida ahí .

Born in Paris, he lived there all his life.

Hoy en día funciona ahí la Universidad Nacional de Rosario .

Today, the National University of Rosario operates there.

Una de sus hijas se llama Melody, de ahí el nombre del torneo .

One of his daughters is named Melody, hence the name of the tournament.

De ahí , las telecomunicaciones se volvieron su especialidad .

From there, telecommunications became his specialty.

Ahí , ella trabajaba haciendo curaciones basadas en medicina alternativa-natural.

There, she worked making cures based on alternative-natural medicine.