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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese assi, from Late Latin ac sīc. Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa, Spanish así. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così.
Adverb
así
- so, thus
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: a‧sí
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish assí, from Late Latin ac sīc. Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così.
Adverb
así
- like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
¡Así se hace! Lo hiciste genial.- Way to go! You did great.
- (literally, “That's how it's done!”)
Si no paras de hablar así, vas a hacerme llorar.- If you don't stop talking like that, you're going to make me cry.
- (followed by a subjunctive clause) used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell
¡Así reciba un dolor de cabeza!- I hope he gets a headache!
Así hubiera sobrevivido.- I hope he survived.
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Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
así
- inflection of asir:
- first-person singular preterite indicative
- second-person singular voseo imperative
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