Spanish Conversation · Level 4
87 words
Spanish word
donde
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈdonde/
Meaning
- adverbwhere
Example
No recuerdo dónde nos conocimos.
I don't remember where we met.
More examples
Recuerdo el parque donde jugábamos de niños.
I remember the park where we played as children.
Core concept
The spot referred to when asking or stating where something took place.
Common phrases
el lugar donde nací
the place where I was born
donde crecí
where I grew up
el sitio donde comimos
the place where we ate
Similar words
dónde: Spot asked about in questions, written with an accent.
adónde: Destination spot of movement in questions, written with an accent.
de dónde: Spot of origin in questions, written with an accent.
por dónde: Path or route asked about in questions, written with an accent.
Definition in Spanish
Se emplea para preguntar por el sitio donde sucede algo o para introducir una cláusula relativa de lugar.
Word origin
From Latin unde via medieval Romance onde, Spanish donde becomes the standard adverb indicating place in questions and relative clauses.
Usage tips
- A written accent marks interrogative use, so even indirect questions take dónde, adónde, or de dónde while declarative or relative clauses use donde without an accent.
Related words
- adondeto whereadverb
- dondequierawhereveradverb