The adverbios de lugar (adverbs of place/location) indicate the place where the action takes place. In order to identify this type of adverbs in a sentence, we need to ask the verb the question “where?” as in “where does the action take place?”
2. Delante (de) (in front of), adelante (forward, further on), enfrente (de) (across from) – delante implies priority in place, adelante implies moving forward or to a further point, and enfrente means the opposite side of one point.
Adverbios de lugar
1. Aquí/acá (here), ahí (there), allí/allá (over there) – indicate proximity to the speaker, from closest to farthest.| Si tú no has movido el libro, no sé cómo se ha ido de aquí a allí. ¡Los libros no tienen piernas para caminar! If you didn’t move the book, I don’t know how it went from here to over there. Books don’t have legs to walk! Encontramos un teléfono móvil nuevo ahí. We found a brand new cell phone there. |
2. Delante (de) (in front of), adelante (forward, further on), enfrente (de) (across from) – delante implies priority in place, adelante implies moving forward or to a further point, and enfrente means the opposite side of one point.