aquí

See also: aqui and aqui-

Asturian

Alternative forms

• equí

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc, from Latin eccum + hic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈki/ [aˈki]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧quí

Adverb

aquí

1. (location) here (in, on, or at this place)
2. (location) here (to this place)

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc, from Latin eccum + hīc ("this here"), the latter from hīc, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-ḱe (“this, here”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈki]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈki]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -i

Adverb

aquí

1. here

   Synonym: (Valencia) ací

   Coordinate terms: allí, allà

2. (Valencia, classic system) there

Usage notes

• In the classic three-grade system, aquí is second grade and thus means “there”; in systems that make no distinction between the first and second grades, aquí supplants ací, thus taking on the additional meaning of “here”.

In Valencian systems, ahí rather than aquí is used for the second grade while aquí is used for the first grade alongside ací in various northern and southern dialects.

Derived terms

• d'aquí a
• d'aquí poc

See also

Catalan demonstratives

Grade		determiner	pronoun	locative
1st	near	aquest, este1	açò2, ço1	ací1
2nd	neutral	aqueix1, eixe1	això	aquí, ahí2
3rd	remote	aquell	allò	allà, allí
1) Dialectal, archaic in other dialects 2) Valencian

References

• “aquí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “aquí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “aquí”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “aquí” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Galician

Alternative forms

• aiquí, eiquí

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aqui (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc, from Latin eccum + hic ("this here").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈki/

Adverb

aquí

1. here

   Synonyms: acá, acó

Related terms

• alí

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aquí”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “aquí”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aquí”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aquí”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aquí”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “aquí”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc, from Latin eccum + hīc ("this here"), from hic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-ḱe (“this, here”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adverb

aquí

1. here

   Synonyms: ça, çai

2. (Gascony) there

Alternative forms

• (Gascony) aiqui (Mistralian) (there)
• (Gascony) aquiu (there)

Derived terms

• aperaquí

Verb

aquí

1. there (it) is

Spanish

Alternative forms

• aqui (misspelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum hīc, from Latin eccum + hīc (“this here”), the latter from hīc, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi-ḱe (“this, here”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈki/ [aˈki]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧quí

Adverb

aquí

1. here

   Synonym: (especially Latin America) acá

   Antonyms: ahí, allá, allí

Derived terms

• aquí estamos
• aquí hay tema
• aquí te pillo, aquí te mato
• aquí y allí
• de aquí a Lima
• de aquí en adelante
• de aquí te espero
• hasta aquí
• por aquí (“this way”)
• y aquí paz y después gloria

Further reading

• “aquí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10