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### Unknown Places

When referring to a specific, known place, use **donde** with the indicative. But when talking about an unknown or hypothetical place—such as looking for "wherever" there is a parking spot—use **donde** followed by the present subjunctive.

The present subjunctive of **hay** (there is / there are) is **haya**.

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### Squeezing In

Finding parking often involves settling for whatever spot you can find. The verb **caber** (to fit) has the irregular present subjunctive form **quepa**.

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You can also use this structure to set conditions for your ideal spot, such as "wherever it isn't in the way" or "wherever there is no parking meter" (**el parquímetro**).

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### Setting Criteria

Use **donde** + subjunctive to describe places that meet any criteria you are looking for, such as finding shade (**la sombra**) or a place with enough space to do a maneuver (**la maniobra**).

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Whether you are trying not to scrape (**rozar**) another car or avoiding a no-parking driveway (**el vado**), the subjunctive emphasizes that the exact location is yet to be found.

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Unknown places (donde...)

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Question	Answer
the gap / the space (hole, empty slot)	el hueco
Upon arriving downtown, we park wherever there is a free spot.	Al llegar al centro, aparcamos donde haya un hueco libre.
I am going to put the car wherever I see a spot.	Voy a meter el coche donde vea un hueco.
to fit (to have enough room)	caber
Leave the car wherever it fits, son.	Deja el coche donde quepa, hijo.
I am going to park wherever the van fits.	Voy a aparcar donde quepa la furgoneta.
the row / the file (line, queue)	la fila
Sometimes I double-park wherever it isn't in the way.	A veces aparco en doble fila donde no moleste.
Do not double-park wherever there is a lot of traffic.	No aparquen en doble fila donde haya mucho tráfico.
the parking meter	el parquímetro
Park wherever there is no parking meter, please.	Aparca donde no haya parquímetro, por favor.
What a mess! I have been looking for twenty minutes for where there is no parking meter.	¡Vaya lío! Llevo veinte minutos buscando donde no haya parquímetro.
the shade; the shadow	la sombra
My mother parks wherever there is shade.	Mi madre aparca donde haya sombra.
Look for a spot wherever there is shade, please.	Busca un hueco donde haya sombra, por favor.
to despair	desesperarse
Do not despair, miss, we are going to park wherever we can.	No se desespere, señorita, vamos a aparcar donde podamos.
It is normal to despair when looking for a spot downtown.	Es normal desesperarse al buscar un hueco en el centro.
the maneuver	la maniobra
I do the maneuver wherever there is space.	Hago la maniobra donde haya espacio.
Do the maneuver wherever there are no children.	Haz la maniobra donde no haya niños.
to scrape; to brush against, to graze	rozar
Park slowly wherever you won't scrape other cars.	Aparca despacio donde no roces otros coches.
Be careful not to scrape the car wherever you park.	Ten cuidado para no rozar el coche donde aparques.
the no-parking driveway	el vado
My wife never parks wherever there is a driveway.	Mi mujer nunca aparca donde haya un vado.
The grandfather takes the car wherever there are no driveways.	El abuelo lleva el coche donde no haya vados.
the line (drawn line, stripe)	la raya
Always park between the lines wherever there is room.	Aparca siempre entre las rayas donde haya sitio.
The worker paints the line wherever it is necessary.	El obrero pinta la raya donde sea necesario.
The cat brushed against my leg.	El gato me rozó la pierna.
Her hand brushed against mine at the cinema.	Su mano rozó la mía en el cine.

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