/aˈka/
#749 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
here, over here (indicating position near speaker)
Word origin
From Latin eccum hac, roughly 'here is', combining the demonstrative particle eccum with hac ('this way'). It parallels alla from Latin illac.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- eccum hac
Examples
, contarte .
Come over here, I have something important to tell you about what happened.
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There is no hospital around here, they will have to go to the city centre.
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From here you can see the entire northern coast perfectly.
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Around here it gets very hot in the summer.
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Nobody speaks English here in this village.
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