¿Adónde vas ahora?

to go

Breakdown of ¿Adónde vas ahora?

• ahora: now
• adónde: where to

Questions & Answers about ¿Adónde vas ahora?

Why is it adónde and not dónde?

Because adónde is used when there is movement toward a destination. The verb ir in vas means you go / you are going, so the idea is to where?

• ¿Dónde estás? = location, no movement
• ¿Adónde vas? = destination, movement

In everyday speech, many speakers also say ¿Dónde vas?, but ¿Adónde vas? is especially clear and precise when asking about direction or destination.

Why does adónde have an accent mark?

It has a written accent because it is an interrogative word here. In Spanish, question words such as qué, cómo, cuándo, dónde, adónde usually take an accent when they introduce a direct or indirect question.

So in:

• ¿Adónde vas ahora?

the word adónde is asking for information, so it keeps the accent.

Can it also be written as a dónde?

Yes. ¿Adónde vas ahora? and ¿A dónde vas ahora? are both accepted.

In practice:

• adónde = common single-word spelling
• a dónde = also correct, and it makes the a more visibly separate

Both mean the same thing here. Learners should mainly recognize both forms.

What does vas mean grammatically?