Spanish word

hasta

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈasta/

Meaning

  • prepositionuntil

Example

Espero aquí hasta las ocho.

I will wait here until eight.

Illustration for hasta (until)

More examples

¿Hasta cuándo te quedas aquí?

Until when are you staying here?

Core concept

A fingertip just touching a marked boundary.

Common phrases

  • hasta ahora

    until now

  • hasta luego

    see you later

  • hasta que

    until

Similar words

a: Point in time or place when something is reached or occurs.
para: Deadline or target time by which something should be completed or reached.
desde: Starting point of a time or event, continuing from that moment.
antes de: Moment immediately before an event, just prior to that point in time.

Definition in Spanish

Marca el límite o punto final hasta el que llega algo en tiempo, lugar o cantidad; también puede indicar inclusión y formar locuciones con cláusulas como 'hasta que'.

Word origin

It comes from Vulgar Latin ad plus the demonstrative istam, which fused by regular sound changes into Spanish hasta meaning up to that point.

Usage tips

  • In hasta que + clause Spanish uses the subjunctive when the event is still pending and the indicative when it already happened or is habitual.

Other meanings

  • evenadverb
  • up toadjective

Opposites

  • desdefrompreposition
  • a partir destarting frompreposition

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