где находится
gde nakhoditsya
The English phrase "where is" is translated into Russian as где находится (gde nakhoditsya).
Где находится is used to ask about the location of buildings, landmarks or specific situated objects.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase где находится literally means "where is located".
Which one should you use?
While где находится is used for the location of buildings or landmarks, the single word где is often used for the location of people or much smaller objects.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb находится is in the third-person singular form and must agree with a singular subject. If the subject is plural, the verb must change to the plural form находятся.
How do you pronounce it?
gde nakhoditsya
Did you know?
- Russian has a separate word for 'where' when describing movement, куда. Using где находится while you are actively moving toward a destination would sound unnatural to a native speaker.
- Because находится is a reflexive verb, it contains a suffix that essentially means 'itself'. To ask where something is, you are grammatically asking 'where is it locating itself'.
- While где находится means 'where is located', the verb находиться is derived from the root for 'finding'. To ask where a building is, you are essentially asking where it is 'found'.
Examples in context
- Где находится ваша школа?Where is your school?This example shows how to use где находится to ask for the location of a school.Tatoeba #3872958 by marafon, translation #17283 by CK
- Где находится твоя школа?Where is your school located?Tatoeba #3872959 by marafon, translation #7737519 by CK
- Где находится его клиника?Where is his clinic situated?This example shows how to use где находится to ask for the location of a clinic.Tatoeba #1401830 by Balamax, translation #1398307 by Eldad
- Где находится музей?Where is the museum?
- Где расположена главная площадь?Where is the main square located?
- Где это кафе?Where is this cafe?
- Куда идти, чтобы добраться до парка?Where should I go to get to the park?
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Example conversation
Sergei and Anastasia are walking in the city center.
- Сергей SergeyАнастасия, где находится ближайшая аптека?Anastasiya, gde nakhoditsya blizhayshaya apteka?Anastasia, where is the nearest pharmacy?
- Анастасия AnastasiaЯ не знаю, Сергей.Ya ne znayu, Sergey.I don't know, Sergei.
- Сергей SergeyГде находится метро?Gde nakhoditsya metro?Where is the metro station?
- Анастасия AnastasiaОно находится вон там.Ono nakhoditsya von tam.It is located right over there.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
