Learn Spanish (Latin America): El autobús va hasta la esquina.

El autobús va hasta la esquina.

The bus goes as far as the corner.

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Questions & Answers about El autobús va hasta la esquina.

Why use hasta here instead of hacia?

The word hasta marks a limit or endpoint, meaning 'as far as' or 'up to.' It tells us the bus stops at the corner. If the sentence used hacia, making it hacia la esquina, it would mean the bus is going 'towards' the corner, but might keep going past it.

I thought hasta meant 'until'. Why is it translated as 'as far as' here?

hasta is used for both time and physical space. When talking about time, like in the phrase hasta mañana, it means 'until'. When talking about physical distance or movement, like in this sentence, it translates better to 'as far as' or 'up to'.

Does esquina refer to any kind of corner?

esquina specifically refers to an outer corner, like a street corner or the outside edge of a building. If you are talking about an inside corner, like the corner of a room, you would use a completely different word: rincón.

Is va from the verb ir or ver?

va is from the irregular verb ir (to go). It is the he/she/it form, matching el autobús. The matching form for the verb ver (to see) is ve. Because they are so similar, they are very easy to mix up at this level!