¿Dónde va esto?
To ask "where does this go" in Spanish, say ¿Dónde va esto?
¿Dónde va esto? asks where an object should be put, for example when tidying up, unpacking or moving house.
What does it mean word for word?
Dónde means where, va means goes and esto means this.
How does it change in a sentence?
esto is used for an object you point to without naming it.
Did you know?
- The word va comes from the Latin vādō, which means 'to walk' or 'to go'. This root is a distant ancestor of the English word 'evade', which literally means 'to go out' of a situation.
- In Spanish, the word esto is a neuter pronoun, meaning it refers to a concept or an unknown object rather than a masculine or feminine thing.
- While esto is used for an unknown object in ¿Dónde va esto?, you cannot use it as an adjective. If you name the object, you must switch to este or esta to match the gender of the noun.
Examples in context
- Perdone, ¿dónde va esto?Excuse me, where does this go?
Example conversation
Mateo is helping María unpack a box in the living room.
- Mateo¿Dónde va esto?Where does this go?
- MaríaEso va en la estantería.That goes on the bookshelf.
- MateoEntendido, lo pongo allí.Understood, I'll put it there.
- MaríaGracias, Mateo.Thanks, Mateo.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dónde, esto, va, CC BY-SA 4.0.
