# wo

wo is a German adverb meaning “where”.

## In other languages

- Русский: где
- Українська: де

## Adverb

1. _interrogative_ where (at what place)
   - Wo bist du? — Where are you?
2. _colloquial · relative_ when, that (on which; at which time)
   - Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. — That was the day when we got to know each other.
3. _colloquial · indefinite_ somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
   - Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. — I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.

## Conjunction

1. _colloquial_ when
   - Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. — When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face.
2. _veraltend; konditional_ if
   - Er half überall, wo möglich.

## Pronoun

1. _dialectal · nonstandard · relative_ who, whom, which, that
   - Ich bin der, wo das kann. — I'm the one who can do that.

## Examples

- Wo bist du? Ich bin im Garten. — Where are you? I am in the garden.
- Wo du recht hast, hast du recht. — When you're right, you're right.
- Sag mir, wo ich sie finden kann! — Tell me where to find her.
- Ich will wissen, wo das Eis ist. — I want to know where the ice-cream is.
- Ich weiß nicht genau, wo ich bin. — I'm not sure where I am.

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