German - English (British) translations for "wo"
"wo" German translation
Translation
where
Definition
Wo is a German adverb that means 'where' in English. It is used to indicate the location or position of something or someone.
Part of speech
adverb
Translations
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.Meaning: location
Wo bist du?
Where are you?
Meaning: interrogative pronoun
Wo hast du das gekauft?
Where did you buy that?
Meaning: relative pronoun
Das ist der Ort, wo ich geboren wurde.
That is the place where I was born.
Meaning: conjunction
Ich gehe nicht schwimmen, wo es kalt ist.
I don't go swimming where it's cold.
Examples
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.A1: Wo ist der Bahnhof?
A1: Where is the train station?
A1: Wo wohnst du?
A1: Where do you live?
A1: Woher kommst du?
A1: Where are you from?
B1: Ich weiß nicht, wo ich mein Handy hingelegt habe.
B1: I don't know where I put my phone.
B1: Kannst du mir sagen, wo der nächste Supermarkt ist?
B1: Can you tell me where the nearest supermarket is?
B1: Ich frage mich, wo sie jetzt gerade ist.
B1: I wonder where she is right now.
C1: Wo immer ich auch hingehen werde, ich werde dich vermissen.
C1: Wherever I go, I will miss you.
C1: Ich erinnere mich daran, wo wir uns das erste Mal getroffen haben.
C1: I remember where we first met.
C1: Ich frage mich, wo ich in 10 Jahren sein werde.
C1: I wonder where I will be in 10 years.
Advanced Description
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.In German, wo is commonly used in questions to ask about the location of something or someone. For example, 'Wo ist der Bahnhof?' means 'Where is the train station?'.
Wo can also be used in statements to indicate the location of something or someone. For example, 'Ich weiß, wo das Restaurant ist.' means 'I know where the restaurant is.'
Additionally, wo can be used in combination with other words to create compound adverbs that indicate direction or movement. For example, 'wohin' means 'where to' and 'woher' means 'where from'.