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Clauses of place
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Meaning
Clauses of place are subordinate clauses that express the place or the direction of an action mentioned in the main clause.
Form and Function
Clauses of place are introduced by adverbs wo, wohin and woher. They belong to subordinate adverbial clauses that contain a finite verb form.
adverbs of place |
wo |
wohin |
woher |
wo
stating a place | Korrelat: uncommon |
Examples | ||
Ich möchte leben, wo meine Freunde leben. | ||
Der Wind bläst, wo er will. |
wohin / woher
stating direction | Korrelat: uncommon |
Examples | ||
Die Meiers wollen ziehen, wohin das Klima mild ist. | ||
Er fährt zurück, woher er gekommen ist. |