wo

Meaning

Adv

1. (interrogative) where (at what place)
2. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
3. (informal,relative) when, that (on which; at which time)
4. (colloquial,indefinite) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)

Conj

when

Pron

who, whom, which, that

Pronounced as (IPA)

/voː/

Etymology

With a widespread dialectal shift from -ā- to -ō-, from Middle High German wā, wār, from Old High German wār, hwār, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwēr, *hwar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, whence also wer. Cognate with English where.

Sentences

Majestät , es gibt keinen Ort , wo ihr hier sicher seid .

Your majesty, there is no place where you are safe here.

Woher weißt du , wo ich wohne ?

How do you know where I live?

Wo habt ihr meine Pillen versteckt ?

Where did you hide my pills?

Jetzt , wo ich meine Note weiß , hätte ich noch eine Frage .

Now that I know my grade, I have one more question.

Wo habe ich denn mein Freistoßspray gelassen ?

Where did I put my free kick spray?

Deine Freiheit endet da , wo sie die der anderen einschränkt .

Your freedom ends where it restricts the freedom of others.

Es gibt Bereiche , wo es von Vorteil wäre , sie gemeinschaftlich zu finanzieren .

There are fields which it would be beneficial to finance from common funds.

Begraben ist er am Friedhof in Mödling , wo bereits seine Frau bestattet wurde .

He is buried at the cemetery in Mödling, where his wife has already been buried.