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

Concepts

where

whereabouts

someplace

somewhere

that

when

wherever

which

who

from which

what place

where

from where

where

place

Synonyms

wohin

woher

irgendwo

welcherorts

ergo

indem

insofern

mithin

nachdem

nämlich

von wo

weil

in welcher Richtung

in welcher Gegend

welche Seite

da obendrein

alldieweil

an irgendeinem Ort

also

an welchem Ort

da

da ja

denn

Translations

où

dove

waar

donde

dónde

ubi

onde

nerede

on

πού

waarvandaan

waarvan

aonde

Dialects

Zürich

wo

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

wo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

wo

Fribourg

wo

Fribourg

wa

Basel-Landschaft

wooneli

Basel-Stadt

wo

Basel-Landschaft

wo

Lucerne

wo

Basel-Landschaft

woo

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/voː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wā

Inherited from Old High German: wār

Cognate with English: where

In summary

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 *kʷís, whence also wer. Cognate with English where.

Sentences

Wo ist der Bus mit den Leuten , die das interessiert ?

Where is the bus with the people who are interested?

Woher weißt du , wo ich wohne ?

How do you know where I live?

Wo befindet sich jetzt der Stein ?

Where is the stone now?

Wo hat der seinen Führerschein gemacht ?

Where did he get his driver's license?

Wo wollen wir unsere Flitterwochen verbringen ?

Where do we want to spend our honeymoon?

Wo gibt es Sanktionen ?

Where are the sanctions?