Further clarification re: por/sobre

Pat L.C1Kwiziq community member

I understand your comments below where "sobre la montaña" refers to the top of the mountain, and why "por" is the best choice. However, I'm curious about using "sobre dónde" with respect to "la cine," for example, where there is no "top". I've seen "sobre dónde" elsewhere used to mean "whereabouts", and am wondering if this is correct.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using por (not para) to express approximate location"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Pat

I'm not sure what you mean with "sobre dónde" - we wouldn't use it that way to mean "whereabouts". If you want to ask something like "Whereabouts do you live?" we'd say:

¿Por dónde vives?

We don't use the preposition "sobre" in that case.

Is this what you're referring to?

Saludos

Like13 years ago

Pat L. asked:

Further clarification re: por/sobre

I understand your comments below where "sobre la montaña" refers to the top of the mountain, and why "por" is the best choice. However, I'm curious about using "sobre dónde" with respect to "la cine," for example, where there is no "top". I've seen "sobre dónde" elsewhere used to mean "whereabouts", and am wondering if this is correct.

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