Here, To Here, From Here: hic, huc, hinc

Here, To Here, From Here

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Learn the set: hic, huc, hinc.

How It Works

Question	here	there	over there
ubi? (where?)	hic	ibi	illic
quo? (to where?)	huc	eo	illuc
unde? (from where?)	hinc	inde	illinc

Eo is also the word for I go, so read the sentence: Marcus eo it means Marcus goes there, and Eo alone can mean I go.

Hic here is also the word for this: hic puer. The meaning shows which one it is, because Marcus hic est means Marcus is here.

The verb shows which adverb to use. A verb of being goes with hic or ibi, a verb of going goes with huc or eo, and a verb of leaving goes with hinc or inde.

Examples (5)

Marcus hic est.
Marcus is here.
Hic says where Marcus is.
Huc veni!
Come here!
Huc says to here, and veni is the command to come.
Hinc discedo.
I leave from here.
Hinc says from here.
Iulia ibi est; Marcus eo it.
Iulia is there; Marcus is going there.
Ibi says where, and eo says to there.
Surrexit, non est hic.
He has risen; he is not here.
Hic means here. The words are from Mark 16:6.

Common Mistakes

Using hic with a verb of motion.
Hic veni!
Huc veni!
Hic says where, so it goes with a verb of being: hic est. With veni, which asks someone to move, the word is huc.

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Here, To Here, From Here: hic, huc, hincLevel 3Here, To Here, From Here

Learn This First

Huc and hinc answer quo and unde.

quo / undeWhere to and Where from
Know quo and unde, because huc means to here and hinc means from here.
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Words in This Pattern

hichuchincibieoindeubiquoundeillicillucillinc

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