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D'où est-ce que tu pars ?

D'où est-ce que tu pars ?
Where are you leaving from?
From Lesson 36:The preposition from/of (de, du, des)·French

Questions & Answers about D'où est-ce que tu pars ?

Where is the word for "from" in this sentence?
The word "from" is the D' at the very beginning! It is actually the preposition de. Because the next word, où (where), starts with a vowel, de drops its 'e' and combines with it to make d'où (literally: from where).
Why is the "from" (d') at the beginning of the sentence instead of the end?
In English, it's common to end a question with "from," like "Where are you leaving from?" In French, this is not allowed. A preposition like de must always stay attached to the word it goes with. Therefore, you have to put it at the front and ask "From where...?" (D'où... ?).
Why do we use est-ce que in the middle of this sentence?
Est-ce que literally translates to "is it that," and it is a standard way to form a question in French. When you use a question word or phrase like d'où, you just put est-ce que right after it, followed by the normal subject and verb (tu pars).
What verb is pars from?
It comes from the verb partir, which means "to leave" or "to depart." Here it is conjugated for the informal "you," making it tu pars (you leave or you are leaving).

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