allá
See also: alla, Alla, ALLA, álla, allà, ällä, állá, Allá, alla-, -alla, and -ällä
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin illāc.
Adverb
allá
- there (in or at that place)
- there (in that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc.)
- there (to or into that place; thither)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin illāc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝa/ [aˈʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aˈʎa/ [aˈʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃa/ [aˈʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒa/ [aˈʒa]
Audio (Latin America) (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: a‧llá
Adverb
allá
- there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener)
- Synonyms: allí, ahí
- then; back then (in time)
- expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker
- allá tú ― that's your problem / too bad for you / that's up to you
Antonyms
- aquí, acá
Derived terms
- allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres
- de acá para allá
- más allá
Further reading
- “allá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014