Mistä hän tulee nyt?

now

Breakdown of Mistä hän tulee nyt?

• hän: he/she
• tulla: to come
• mistä: from which

Questions & Answers about Mistä hän tulee nyt?

What are the literal, word‑for‑word meanings of Mistä hän tulee nyt?

Breaking it down:

• mistä = from where (literally “from which”)
  
  • mi- = related to mikä / missä (“what / where”)
  • -stä = “out of / from inside” (elative case ending)
• hän = he / she (gender‑neutral “they” in the singular)
• tulee = comes / is coming (3rd person singular of tulla, “to come”)
• nyt = now

So the structure is basically: “From where he/she comes now?” → “Where is he/she coming from now?”

Why is it mistä and not missä or mihin?

These three are all “where”-type words, but they express different directions:

• missä = in / at where (internal state/location)
  
  • Example: Missä hän on? = “Where is he/she?”
• mihin = to where (internal into / towards something)
  
  • Example: Mihin hän menee? = “Where is he/she going (to)?”
• mistä = from where (internal out of / from inside something)
  
  • Example: Mistä hän tulee? = “Where is he/she coming from?”

In Mistä hän tulee nyt?, you’re specifically asking about the of the motion (from where), so you must use .