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¿Dónde está mi chaqueta?

¿Dónde está mi chaqueta?
Where is my jacket?
From Lesson 66:Wardrobe Essentials·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Dónde está mi chaqueta?

Why do we use está here instead of es?
In Spanish, there are two verbs for 'to be': ser and estar. We use estar (and its 'it' form, está) when talking about the physical location of people or things. Since we are asking where the jacket is located, we must use está.
Why does dónde have an accent mark on the 'o'?
In Spanish, all question words like dónde, qué, and cuándo have an accent mark when they are used in a question. This helps tell them apart from the exact same words when they are used as connectors in normal statements.
Would I change mi to mis if I was looking for multiple jackets?
Yes! The word for 'my' changes depending on whether the thing you own is singular or plural. Since chaqueta is just one jacket, we use mi. If you were looking for multiple jackets, you would say mis chaquetas.
Why is there an upside-down question mark at the beginning of the sentence?
Spanish questions always start with an inverted question mark (¿) and end with a regular one (?). This gives the reader a helpful visual heads-up that a question is starting.

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