Below or below? Learn the difference between Below and Below

you never know if you are down or down. However, there is only one correct way to represent the adverb of place in the Portuguese language. Although both forms exist, they cannot be used equally. Learn the difference between down and down and don't make any more mistakes:

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Below or below? learn which one to use

Down

The word is an adverb of place and is the only one that can be used to convey the idea that something or someone is “under” something. The adverb is used when you want to express an idea of ​​an inferior position, something that is underneath.

It is usually used to refer to positions, but it can also appear in the sense of almost an adjective, representing someone who is “underneath”, ruined. The word is formed by what is called juxtaposition composition. This characterizes the existence of a word (in + low) forming a single word.

Check out the examples in which the adverb may appear:

• The notebook was under the table this whole time.
• Can you put the picture lower, please?
• Underneath these boxes is the CD you ordered.
• When I look down here from my window, I realize how high we are.
• He's lost everything, he's too low.

Under

Although it is not used as an adverb of place, “down” is not wrong and it also exists in Portuguese, just with another meaning. It is usually used as an adjective to characterize something.

• He is running at a low pace.
• You didn't listen because they were speaking in low tones.
• However, this use is more common in Brazil. In Portugal the expression can also be used as an adverb, being synonymous with “underneath”:
• I'm under the door, how about you?

On

Most people confuse “below” and “below” by comparing it to the antonym “above”, which is written separately. Even so, it is not incorrect: the opposite of “below” is “above”. Check out the comparative examples:

• I left the pen under the sheet.
• I left the pen on top of the sheet.
• The cat is under the bed.
• The cat is on the bed.

Below or below – Video

Still in doubt about how to spell? Below or below? Watch the video to easily learn whether to write below or below and never get it wrong:

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