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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin secundus.
Conjunction
según
- as soon as
Preposition
según
- in accordance with
- according to
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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