πού

Asking Where

Level 1Sounds Like poú

Πού asks where and takes a written accent in a direct or indirect question.

How It Works

Πού asks where and takes a written accent in a direct or indirect question.

Do not confuse it with unaccented που, which links clauses. A question can ask either location or destination; the verb and context supply that difference.

GreekMeaning
Πού μένεις;Where do you live?
Πού πας;Where are you going?
Πού είναι;Where is it?

Examples (3)

  1. Πού μένεις;

    Where do you live?

  2. Πού πας;

    Where are you going?

  3. Πού είναι;

    Where is it?

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πούLevel 1Asking Where

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