On és el teu passaport?

Where is your passport?

Breakdown of On és el teu passaport?

• ser: to be
• on: where
• el passaport: the passport
• teu: your

Questions & Answers about On és el teu passaport?

What does on mean here?

On means where.

It is the normal Catalan question word used to ask about location:

• On és...? = Where is ...?
• On vius? = Where do you live?

So in this sentence, On introduces the location question.

Why is it On és... and not És on...?

Catalan normally puts the question word first, just like English often does:

• On és el teu passaport? = Where is your passport?

So the basic order is:

• On
  • verb
    • subject

This is very natural in Catalan.
A form like És on... would not be the normal way to ask this question.

What does és mean, and why is there an accent on it?