Smart Definition
Icon for donde — where
donde
where
A connector that links two parts of a sentence through place
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
Donde means where and connects two parts of a sentence through place. It is unstressed, so it doesn't draw attention to itself — it just connects and gets out of the way.
donde
where
Connects two parts of a sentence through a shared place.
La ciudad donde nací es muy pequeñaThe city where I was born is very small
El libro está donde siempreThe book is where it always is
wherever
When no specific place is mentioned, donde means wherever — any place where the condition holds.
Donde haya agua, habrá vidaWherever there is water, there will be life
at, to, by (colloquial)
Acts as a preposition indicating "where" something or someone is.
Estuve donde AntonioI was at Antonio's place (I was where Antonio)
La farmacia está donde el parqueThe pharmacy is by the park (the pharmacy where the park)