Allà
Example: El parc està allà, darrere de la biblioteca.
Definition
"Allà" is an adverb in Catalan used to indicate a location that is farther away from both the speaker and the listener, similar to 'there' in English, as in the example phrase 'El parc està allà, darrere de la biblioteca' meaning 'The park is there, behind the library.'
Etymology
The Catalan word "allà" comes from Latin origins, related to the demonstrative pronoun 'illā' indicating 'that' place. Did you know? "Allà" is part of a set of spatial adverbs in Catalan that help specify distance, distinguishing it from closer terms like 'aquí' (here).
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"Allà" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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