hi (complements de règim)

Hi with Governed Prepositional Complements

Level 5

Hi replaces many recoverable complements governed by a or en.

How It Works

Some verbs require a preposition as part of their construction: pensar en el problema, renunciar al càrrec. When that complement is understood, hi can replace it: hi penso, hi renuncio. Hi therefore does not always mean there.

The preposition in the full construction is a diagnostic, not the whole answer. Participar en un projecte gives hi participa, while a human recipient introduced by a commonly requires li rather than hi. Oposar-se a also keeps its reflexive pronoun, producing s'hi oposa. When several possible antecedents occur in a paragraph, repeat the full complement if hi would leave the reader unable to identify which issue is meant.

Examples (3)

  1. Participem en el projecte; hi participem des de juny.

    We participate in the project; we have participated since June.

  2. No s'hi oposa.

    She does not oppose it.

  3. Confia en el resultat; hi confia plenament.

    He trusts the outcome; he trusts it fully.

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hi (complements de règim)Level 5Hi with Governed Prepositional Complements

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Identify the governed complement rather than interpreting every hi as a place.

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