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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin secundus.
Conjunction
según
- as soon as
Preposition
según
- in accordance with
- according to
Ladino
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish segund, segunt, inherited from Latin secundus. Doublet of segundo. Related to seguir (“follow”).
Preposition
según (Hebrew spelling סיגון)[1]
- according to; per
(Can we date this quote?), Folkmasa:el lavorador deve ser pagado según su valor- The worker should be paid according to his value.
- as; like (in the same manner of)
2013 November 30, Jacobo Sefamí, Miriam Moscona, Por mi boka: Textos de la diáspora sefardí en ladino, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial México, →ISBN, page 88:Y disho Ribi Azarya ke la alma su lugar es en el korason, ke esta en medio del puerpo para alumbrar por todas partes i sostener todos los miembros, según kuando esta el sol en medio del sielo ke esta el mundo klaro.- And Rabbi Azarya said that the soul's place is in the heart, which lies in the body's centre to lighten every part and sustain the limbs, as when the sun is centred in the sky the earth clear.
References
- ^ “según”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish segund, segunt, inherited from Latin secundus with, per Coromines, a 'semi-learned' treatment of the stressed vowel[1] (*segón would have been expected otherwise). Doublet of segundo. Related to seguir (“follow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈɡun/
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: se‧gún
Preposition
según
- according to
- Synonyms: acorde a, de acuerdo con
Según dice Marta...- According to what Marta says...
Según la leyenda...- According to the legend...
- as, just as, the same way
Todo queda según estaba.- Everything stays just as it was.
- depending on
Usage notes
- Unlike most Spanish prepositions, según governs the nominative and not the prepositional case with pronouns. Thus:
- según yo ― according to me
- según tú ― according to you
- Regional colloquial usage of the preposition según as an adverbial phrase when followed by que expresses evidential mood, indicating hearsay or non-commitment (meaning roughly "supposedly" or "it is said").
- Según que tiene SIDA. ― They say that he has AIDS.
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