adverbs of place

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We explain what an adverb of place is, its function, examples and its use in sentences. Also, other types of adverbs.

Adverbs of place can indicate different types of spatial relationships.

What is an adverb of place?

Adverbs of place are one of the many types of adverbs that exist in the Spanish language, that is, of words that serve a modifying function of verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, or even from prayers whole. Its name comes from the Latin adverbium, composed of the voices ad- ("Towards") and verbum ("verb").

Adverbs, however, are invariant pieces of the idiom that have their own meaning (lexicon), related to a certain circumstance that they introduce into what was said: a specific time, for example, or a way of doing things, or in this specific case, a specific place. In the latter case we speak of adverbs of place.

Thus, adverbs of place are those that indicate the specific place where an action occurs or where an object is found. In other cases, it indicates some type of spatial relationship that you want to indicate.

Together with the adverbs of time, mode and quantity (or degree), they express a concrete relationship that has to do with the real referent of the language, while other types of adverbs, such as those of order, doubt or negation, have to do with a psychological reality or subjective of the speaker.

Examples of adverbs of place

Examples of adverbs of place are the following: here, there, here, there, there, up, down, near, far, in front, behind, over, under, in front, behind, around, beyond, where, outside, together, in front , above, in, between, in, and so on.

Sentences with adverbs of place

Here, as an example of use, we present several sentences with highlighted adverbs of place:

  • Please leave your things there, we don't have enough space here.
  • Did you see everything on the table?
  • Your friends are waiting for you inside. Outside there is no one left.
  • I 'm coming. Stay where you are.
  • Now we are going to live closer to the airport.
  • He opened a new bar right in front of your house.
  • The dog sleeps under the sofa, while the cat walks around him.

Other types of adverbs

In addition to adverbs of place, there are other adverbial categories, such as:

  • Time adverbs. As their name says, they express a temporal or historical relationship in prayer. For example: before, later, now, after, currently, formerly, etc.
  • Adverbs of manner. They are those that describe a specific way in which things happen or in which certain actions are carried out. For example: fast, good, bad, better, quick, regularly, etc.
  • Quantity adverbs. Similarly, they express a proportion in which things occur, that is, a degree to which something happens. For example: a little, a lot, a lot, more, less, etc.
  • Adverbs of order. For their part, they express a chronological or continuity relationship, that is, a relationship of order. For example: first, then, after, etc.
  • Adverbs of doubt. In this case, the adverbs express a certain degree of uncertainty of the speaker regarding what was said or something that could happen. For example: surely, perhaps, perhaps, probably, etc.
  • Affirmative and negative adverbs. As their name implies, they allow the speaker to affirm or deny situations, or to express a certain degree of agreement with what has been said. For example: yes, no, certainly, exact, never, never, etc.
  • Interrogative and exclamatory adverbs. Those that allow the introduction of sentences interrogatives or exclamatory, and therefore tend to be accentuated. For example: where, when, how, what, who, etc.
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