Gặp ở đâu?

Where shall we meet?

Breakdown of Gặp ở đâu?

• gặp ở đâu: where shall we meet?

Questions & Answers about Gặp ở đâu?

Why is there no subject in Gặp ở đâu??

Vietnamese often drops the subject when it is obvious from context. In a real conversation, Gặp ở đâu? can naturally mean things like:

• Where should we meet?
• Where do we meet?
• Where did you meet (someone)?

The listener figures out the missing subject from the situation. If you want to make it explicit, you could say:

• Mình gặp ở đâu? = Where shall we meet?
• Chúng ta gặp ở đâu? = Where do we meet?
• Bạn gặp anh ấy ở đâu? = Where did you meet him?

So the short version is normal, especially in casual speech or texting.

What does gặp mean here?

Gặp means to meet or to encounter.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• arranging to meet someone
• meeting someone by chance
• seeing someone in a certain place

In Gặp ở đâu?, it is usually understood as meet where? or where did you meet?

Vietnamese verbs are often quite flexible, so the exact English translation depends on the conversation.

Why is ở used before đâu?