/aˈi/

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Translation

there (near you), right there

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Word origin

From Old Spanish ai, from Latin ibi ('there') with the addition of the adverbial particle from ahi. It denotes a place near the listener.

Origin
Latin
Root
ibi

Examples

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The keys are right there, on the chair.

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It was around there that I saw him for the last time.

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That is where all the confusion comes from.

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Stay there sitting and do not move.

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There comes the bus, let us run.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 3: ahí, conocer, primero and 6 more words.