Meaning
where
In a sentence
Dove hai messo le chiavi di casa?
Where did you put the house keys?
Non so dove abita Luca adesso.
I don't know where Luca lives now.
Dimmi dove sei, arrivo tra cinque minuti.
Tell me where you are, I'll arrive in five minutes.
Usage notes
- Use dove for both direct and indirect questions: Dove sei? / Non so dove sia.
- After motion verbs, Italian still uses dove in speech, but where to is often expressed as da dove or in che posto.
- Do not confuse dov'è with dove è in writing; dov'è is the standard contraction.