Los niños corren hacia sus padres.

Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Los niños corren hacia sus padres.

Why isn't the personal "a" used, "hacia A sus padres"?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Preposition "hacia" in Spanish (towards/around) - general use"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Peter

We could say that a and hacia in this context are pretty much synonyms, but there is a little nuance differentiating them that we explain in an extra note in the lesson.

Basically, the preposition a generally indicates a final destination while with hacia we are saying towards but not always meaning that is the final destination. This is a very little nuance.

Saludos

Inma

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