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Portuguese (Portugal)

### The Relative Pronoun "Aonde"

In Portuguese, the relative pronoun **aonde** is used to mean "where" or "where to" when referring to a destination. It is simply a combination of the preposition **a** (to) and the word **onde** (where).

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You must use **aonde** instead of just **onde** whenever the verb implies movement or direction toward a place, such as **ir** (to go), **viajar** (to travel), **chegar** (to arrive), or **levar** (to take/lead).

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### "Onde" vs. "Aonde"

The distinction between these two words is strict in Portuguese. Use **onde** for a fixed location (where you are) and **aonde** for motion (where you are going).

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### "Aonde" Without a Noun

Just like in English, you do not always need to state the specific place you are referring to. **Aonde** can be used on its own without a noun, and it frequently appears in questions to ask "Where to?".

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Relative pronouns of motion (aonde)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

prep

preposition

pron

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstratives and the verb to be (isto é, o, a)

Subject pronouns and negation (eu, não)

Yes/no questions and question words (quem, o que)

Plural pronouns, articles, and verbs (somos, são, os, as)

Origin and possession (de, do, da)

Introductions (chamar-se)

Indefinite articles (um, uma, uns, umas)

The verb to be for locations (estar)

Contrasting the two verbs to be (ser vs. estar)

Preposition for locations (em, no, na)

Numbers 0 to 10 (zero, um, dois)

The verb to have (tenho, tem)

Regular -ar verbs (falar, trabalhar)

Regular -er verbs (comer, beber)

Regular -ir verbs (abrir, partir)

My, your, and our (o meu, a nossa)

His, hers, and theirs (dele, dela)

Adjective agreement and placement

Days of the week (segunda-feira)

Months of the year (janeiro)

Counting by tens to 100 (trinta, quarenta...)

Telling time (é uma, são...)

Asking about time (quando, a que horas)

The verb to go (ir)

Prepositions of direction (a, para)

Preposition a contractions (ao, à, aos, às)

Prepositions of place (ao lado de, em frente de...)

Demonstratives (este, esse, aquele)

Contractions with demonstratives (neste, desse, daquele)

Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)

Plurals ending in -ão (-ões, -ãos, -ães)

Plurals ending in consonants (-ns, -is, -es)

The verb to like (gostar de)

The verb to need (precisar de)

The verb to want (querer)

The verb can or may (poder)

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Adverbs of degree (muito, pouco)

Quantifiers (muito, pouco)

Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)

Equality comparisons (tão... como)

The preposition com (comigo, contigo)

Coordinating conjunctions (e, mas, ou, porque)

The preposition por (pelo, pela)

Double negation (nunca, nada, ninguém)

Present continuous (estar a)

Near future (ir)

Past tense of regular -ar verbs

Past tense of regular -er and -ir verbs

Past tense of ser and ir (fui, foi)

Direct object pronouns (me, te, o, a, nos, os, as)

Pronoun placement with negatives and questions

Greetings and courtesy (bom dia, obrigado)

Physical states with ter (ter fome, ter frio)

Asking the way (à direita, sempre em frente)

Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)

Money and shopping (custar, a moeda)

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Weather and seasons (faz calor, o inverno)

Omitting the subject pronoun

Where things are: ficar (Onde fica...?)

Richer questions: que + noun and é que

Numbers above 100 (cento e vinte, mil)

First-person sound changes (durmo, prefiro)

Advice and ability: dever and saber

Asking why: porquê and porque

When one thing happens: quando-clauses

Here and there: aqui, aí, ali (cá e lá)

Formal and plural possessives: o seu, o vosso

Irregular presents: ver, vir, dar

Present irregulars

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Stem-changing reflexives

Attached object pronouns (-lo, -la, -los, -las)

Nasal attached pronouns (-no, -na, -nos, -nas)

Pronoun placement with adverbs

Past tense of fazer, dizer, and trazer

Past tense of ter, estar, poder, and saber

Past tense of querer and vir

Past tense of ver, dar, and ler

Past tense reflexive verbs (-se)

Time elapsed in the past (há)

Question	Answer
where to	aonde
the adventure	a aventura
spontaneous	espontâneo
We do not know the place where we are going in this spontaneous adventure.	Não sabemos o lugar aonde vamos nesta aventura espontânea.
mysterious	misterioso
The destination where we are going is a mysterious secret.	O destino aonde vamos é um segredo misterioso.
the motorway	a autoestrada
I do not know the city where this motorway takes you!	Não conheço a cidade aonde esta autoestrada te leva!
unknown	desconhecido
The place where we are is beautiful, but the city where we travel to is unknown.	O lugar onde estamos é lindo, mas a cidade aonde viajamos é desconhecida.
When one travels by car, the beach where we go is unknown.	Quando se viaja de carro, a praia aonde vamos é desconhecida.
to set off	arrancar
I set off without knowing the mysterious village where the road takes me.	Arranco sem conhecer a vila misteriosa aonde a estrada me leva.
the sign	a placa
The sign shows the place where the adventure takes you.	A placa mostra o lugar aonde a aventura te leva.
We do not follow signs when we set off by car.	Não seguimos placas quando arrancamos de carro.
to guide	guiar
The motorway is unknown, but I guide the car well.	A autoestrada é desconhecida, mas eu guio bem o carro.
This spontaneous adventure begins on a very mysterious motorway.	Esta aventura espontânea começa numa autoestrada muito misteriosa.
The old sign shows the place where I am going.	A placa antiga mostra o lugar aonde vou.
I guide my car to the village where you want to arrive.	Guio o meu carro para a aldeia aonde queres chegar.
the route	a rota
We do not know the route nor where we are going.	Não sabemos a rota nem aonde vamos.
Where does this mysterious route go?	Aonde vai esta rota misteriosa?