Abajo can indicate a lower place or a look directed downward.
The idea
Use abajo alone for down or downstairs; de abajo can identify the lower item.
Examples
- La cocina está abajo.The kitchen is downstairs.
- Ana mira abajo desde el puente.Ana looks down from the bridge.
- Esperamos abajo junto a la puerta.We wait downstairs by the door.
- Hay una tienda abajo.There is a shop downstairs.
- Dejamos las cajas abajo.We leave the boxes downstairs.
- Los zapatos están en el estante de abajo.The shoes are on the lower shelf.
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Abajo contrasts with arriba, which points upward or to a higher place.
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Choose the word matching the location: La cocina está en el piso inferior: está ___. (abajo / arriba)
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abajo
The lower floor is abajo in this context.
Choose the word matching the direction: Desde el puente Ana mira hacia el río, no hacia el cielo: mira ___. (abajo / arriba)
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abajo
Looking from a bridge toward the river is looking abajo.
Choose the preposition for the lower shelf: Los zapatos están en el estante ___ abajo. (de / con)
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de
De abajo identifies the shelf located lower down.
Practice round
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Choose the word matching the location: La cocina está en el piso inferior: está ___. (abajo / arriba)
Choose the word matching the direction: Desde el puente Ana mira hacia el río, no hacia el cielo: mira ___. (abajo / arriba)
Choose the preposition for the lower shelf: Los zapatos están en el estante ___ abajo. (de / con)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Say what is downstairs and where someone looks from a bridge toward the river.