wo

This is the 93rd most frequent German word.


wo

"Wo" means "where" in English.


In this sentence, 'wo' functions as an interrogative pronoun asking about a location.

Wo bist du jetzt?

Where are you now?


Here, 'wo' acts as a subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause about location.

Ich weiß nicht, wo das Buch ist.

I don't know where the book is.


In this example, 'wo' is used colloquially as a relative pronoun meaning 'when' or 'in which' referring to a point in time in the past.

Das war der Moment, wo alles klar wurde.

That was the moment when everything became clear.