No. 11,262 in Russian
де
The word "де" in Russian is an archaic or dialectal term meaning "where" or "supposedly."
In a sentence
Де вы были вчера?
Where were you yesterday?
The word 'де' here is used as a question word equivalent to 'where' in English.
Он говорил что-то про место, де произошел инцидент.
He was talking about the place where the incident occurred.
Here, 'де' is used to introduce a relative clause, specifying 'the place where' something happened.
Де я сейчас нахожусь?
Where am I now?
In this sentence, 'де' is again functioning as a question word for 'where'.
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