adverb/ˈdonde/
where, in what place; whence
“Deja los libros donde quieras.” — Leave the books where you want.
From de (“from”) + Old Spanish onde (“whence, from where”), from Latin unde.
Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.
conjunction/donde/
because; if
From de (“from”) + Old Spanish onde (“whence, from where”), from Latin unde.
Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.
preposition/donde/
by, near to; round (at the house of), chez
“Estamos donde la plaza mayor.” — We're around by the main square.
From de (“from”) + Old Spanish onde (“whence, from where”), from Latin unde.
Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.
pronoun/donde/
where, in what place
“El lugar donde estamos es secreto.” — The place where we are is secret.
Related: adonde, donde hay confianza, da asco, donde las dan las toman, dondequiera, en donde, hasta donde sé
From de (“from”) + Old Spanish onde (“whence, from where”), from Latin unde.
Replaced Old Spanish o (“where”), from Latin ubi, although the latter survives, in a marginal way, in the form do, which is also prefixed with de.