hacia

See also: hacía

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish hacia.

Preposition

hacia

toward, towards

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish faze a, from Latin facies ad.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈaθja/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈasja/
Homophone: Asia (non-Castilian)

Preposition

hacia

toward, towards

Сaminaremos hacia el centro de la ciudad.
We'll walk towards the center of the city.

Usage notes

Often replaced with the shorter preposition a.

Further reading

“hacia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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