Hacia abajo
Example: El gato saltó hacia abajo desde la mesa.
Definition
"Hacia abajo" is an adverbial phrase used to indicate movement or direction from a higher position to a lower one. For example, in the sentence 'El gato saltó hacia abajo desde la mesa,' it describes the cat jumping down from the table.
Etymology
The phrase "hacia abajo" comes from the Spanish preposition "hacia," meaning 'towards,' combined with "abajo," meaning 'down.' Together, they form a directional phrase indicating movement downward. Did you know that "hacia" has Latin roots from 'ad caput,' meaning 'to the head' or 'toward'? This evolved into the general sense of 'towards' in Spanish.
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"Hacia abajo" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 105 commonly used words.
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