À (en. To)

/a/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

preposition

Indicates direction or destination.

I am going to the store.

Voy a la tienda.

Used to indicate to whom something is addressed.

I gave the book to Juan.

Le di el libro a Juan.

Introduces a complement of place.

We are at the beach.

Estamos a la playa.

It comes from the Latin 'ad', which means 'toward' or 'to'.

at the same time

Simultaneously or at the same moment.

a la vez

throughout

Throughout a period or over an entire extent.

a lo largo de

Indicates correspondence with the progress of something.

a medida que

toward

Indicates direction toward a place or a person.

hacia

Indicates a place or position.

until

Indicates a limit of place or time.

hasta

In the context of arriving at a place.

We are going to the party this Friday.

Vamos a la fiesta este viernes.

Used to refer to someone in a conversation.

I told her that.

Eso se lo dije a ella.