No. 12,817 in German
wu
The word "wu" does not exist in standard German.
In a sentence
Wo wohnst du?
Where do you live?
The word 'wo' is used as an interrogative pronoun indicating the place or location in the question.
Ich weiß nicht, wo er ist.
I don't know where he is.
Here, 'wo' introduces a subordinate clause indicating a place or location related to the context.
Wo wir damals waren, war es sehr schön.
Where we were back then, it was very beautiful.
In this case, 'wo' refers to a specific place in a temporal context, connecting two clauses and giving information about a subjective viewpoint of the location.
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