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dónde está

verbBeginner

What does “dónde está” mean in English?

  1. where is it

Example sentences

  • ¿Dónde está el baño?

    Where is the bathroom?

  • ¿Dónde están las llaves?

    Where are the keys?

  • —¿Dónde está María? —En la cocina.

    —Where is María? —In the kitchen.

How to use it

¿Dónde está? means 'where is it?' (location). Estar (not ser) for location. Plural: ¿dónde están?.

Common mistake

Use ESTAR (not ser) for location. 'Está en Madrid' (it's in Madrid right now), NOT 'es en Madrid'. Match the verb to current vs permanent.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 29.