aún

See also: aun

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin adhūc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈun/ [aˈũn]
  • Audio (Latin America):(file)
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: a‧ún

Adverb

aún

  1. still, yet
    Synonym: todavía
    Aún no ha llegado.
    He has not arrived yet.
    • 1917, Rubén Darío, “A Roosevelt”, in Cantos de vida y esperanza:
      Eres los Estados Unidos,
      eres el futuro invasor
      de la América ingenua que tiene sangre indígena,
      que aún reza a Jesucristo y aún habla en español.
      You are the United States
      you are the future invader
      of the naive America that has indigenous blood
      that still prays to Jesus Christ and that still speaks Spanish

Usage notes

  • Many speakers don't make a distinction between aún and aun.

See also

Further reading

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