así

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "asi"

Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

así

  1. so, thus

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈsi/ [aˈsi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: a‧sí

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

así

  1. 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!”)
    Así es la vida.
    Such is life.
    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.
  2. (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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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

así

  1. inflection of asir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo imperative

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