más allá / acullá de
In Spanish, 'beyond' can be expressed as más allá / acullá de or allende.
Meaning: further away than (prep)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA |
|---|---|
| más allá / acullá de | |
| allende | /aˈʝende/ |
The primary meaning of these forms is to indicate something that is further away than a certain point. The adverbial form más allá can also mean 'farther along' or 'farther away' without a following object.
Which one should you use?
Use más allá de to describe everyday physical or metaphorical distance. In contrast, allende is reserved for poetic or archaic contexts.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Allende is a highly formal or literary term and is rarely used in everyday spoken Spanish.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When using más allá as a preposition meaning 'beyond' a specific object, you must include the preposition 'de' before the noun. However, if you are using 'beyond' as an adverb (for example, 'He went further away'), you use más allá without the 'de'.
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Examples in context
- A menudo me narraba historias de allende los mares.He sometimes told me stories from beyond the seas.This sentence shows how to use allende when referring to things from beyond the seas.Tatoeba #3791135 by Seael, translation #10473061 by DJ_Saidez
- El conocimiento está más allá de las estrellas.Knowledge is beyond the stars.
- Mi casa está al otro lado de la montaña.My house is beyond the mountain.
- Su capacidad para perdonar va más allá de lo que pensaba.Her capacity to forgive goes beyond what I thought.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beyond” translations and entries allende, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries acullá, allende, allá, de, más, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
