firme aquí
/fiɾme aki/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "sign here" is translated as firme aquí.
This phrase is a request for someone to provide their signature in a specific location on a document. In both Spain and Latin America, the verb firmar is the most common way to say "to sign". You may also use the noun phrase su firma aquí, which means "your signature here", when pointing to a signature line on a document.
What does it mean word for word?
Firme is the command form of the verb firmar (to sign) and aquí means "here".
How does it change in a sentence?
The form firme aquí uses the formal imperative (*usted*). The informal version, firma aquí, is the imperative used with friends, family or people your own age.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, you may encounter the practice of signing en blanco, where you sign a blank page before the final contract terms are written.
- In highly formal legal settings, a notary may require you to write the phrase leído y conforme next to your signature to certify you have read and agreed to the text.
- The word firme shares a common ancestor with the English word 'firm', as both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to hold' or 'to make steady'.
Examples in context
- Firme aquí, por favor.Sign here, please.Tatoeba #562139 by Shishir, translation #462434 by lukaszpp
- Solo necesito que firme aquí.I just need you to sign here.Tatoeba #2828912 by marcelostockle, translation #2372847 by CK
- Firme aquí.Sign here.Tatoeba #1527037 by marcelostockle, translation #1526517 by pauldhunt
Example conversation
At a bank counter to process a document.
- MateoElena, por favor firme aquí.Elena, please sign here.
- Elena¿Es en la última página?Is it on the last page?
- MateoNo, firme aquí en la primera.No, sign here on the first one.
- ElenaPerfecto, ya lo hice.Perfect, I already did it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aquí, firme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
