Por donde vs donde

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Por donde vs donde

Mi navegador está roto; ¿por dónde estaremos?

Hi, what’s the difference between por donde and donde?

Thanks so much

Shirley.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the simple future in Spanish for prediction, speculation and probability in the present (El Futuro Simple)"

Asked 2 years ago

InmaKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hola Shirley

Good question!

We use "por" to add a sense of "approximation" so, "por dónde" would mean whereabouts....? while the simple ¿dónde...? is simply where...?

Here's a Kwiziq lesson on this usage of "por".

Saludos

Inma

Like12 years ago

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Por donde vs donde

Mi navegador está roto; ¿por dónde estaremos?

Hi, what’s the difference between por donde and donde?

Thanks so much

Shirley.

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