allá

See also: alla, Alla, ALLA, álla, allà, ällä, állá, Allá, alla-, -alla, and -ällä

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Adverb

allá

1. there (in or at that place)
2. there (in that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc.)
3. there (to or into that place; thither)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin illāc.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈʝa/ [aˈʝa]

• 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)

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧llá

Adverb

allá

1. there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener)

   Synonyms: allí, ahí

2. then; back then (in time)
3. 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