hi (pronom locatiu)

Locative Hi

Level 2

Locative hi replaces an understood place complement that is not a point of departure with de.

How It Works

Vaig al mercat becomes hi vaig when the market is already known. Hi can refer to being in a place as well as movement toward it: visc a Girona becomes hi visc. It does not need to mean only the English word there.

Put hi before a finite verb or after an infinitive: hi vull anar or vull anar-hi. It does not apostrophize. In a negative statement, place no first: no hi vaig. Do not repeat the full place phrase in an ordinary neutral answer unless it serves a separate topic or clarification.

For origin introduced by de, en is commonly used instead: vinc de Girona becomes en vinc. Hi also replaces certain non-locative prepositional complements, but that is a separate use to learn with the verb.

Examples (3)

  1. Vius a Girona? Sí, hi visc.

    Do you live in Girona? Yes, I live there.

  2. Demà hi anirem.

    Tomorrow we will go there.

  3. No hi som ara.

    We are not there now.

How It Connects

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hi (pronom locatiu)Level 2Locative Hi

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Recognize a place phrase before replacing it with hi.

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