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Asturian
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish hacia.
Preposition
hacia
- toward, towards
Spanish
Etymology
According to Coromines and Pascual, from Old Spanish fazia (attested ca. 1300), with the variant faza (att. in Cid, Berceo, Calila e Dimna), and in pre-literary Latinized spelling faze ad (att. 1208, in a legal document), from Latin faciem ad (facing towards). Unlike in faz, the final -e of Latin faciem was conserved due to appearing in an established phrase, cf. Spanish pese a and its variant pesia. Cognate with Leonese faza.
Pronunciation
Preposition
hacia
- toward, towards
Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad.- We'll walk towards the center of the city.
El cohete se dirige hacia la luna.- The rocket is heading towards the Moon.
Actitudes negativas hacia personas con discapacidades- Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities
Usage notes
- Often replaced with the prepositions a or more colloquially para.
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