How to Say "Where Is" in Italian

Dov'è

The English phrase "where is" is translated into Italian as Dov'è.

What does it mean word for word?

The form Dov'è is a contraction of dove (where) and è (is). The apostrophe is used because the word dove elides before the vowel-initial word è.

When the subject is plural, you must change Dov'è to Dove sono.

When someone has vanished or gone missing, Italians often ask Dove sarà finito, which literally means 'Where will he have finished'.
In certain regional dialects of Southern Italy, you might hear Addò sta instead of Dov'è, which uses a completely different root for 'where'.
The Italian dove and English 'where' are distant cognates, both stemming from an ancient Indo-European root meaning 'which place'.

Dov'è il tuo cane?
Where is your dog?
This sentence is useful for asking about the location of a dog using Dov'è.
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Dov'è la mia auto?
Where is my car?
This sentence is useful for asking about the location of a car using Dov'è.
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Dov'è la nave ora?
Where is the ship now?
This sentence is useful for asking about the location of a ship using Dov'è.
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Mi scusi, potrebbe dirmi dov'è…?
Excuse me, could you tell me where…?
Egregio Signore/Signora, potrebbe indicarmi dov'è…?
Dear Sir/Madam, could you show me where…?
Mi puoi dire dov'è…?
Can you tell me where…?
Sai dov'è…?
Do you know where…?
Dov'è la stazione?
Where is the station?
dov'è situato
Where is located
Dov'è situato il municipio?
Where is the town hall?
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