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woher

"woher" means "where from, whence" in German. It is number 449 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).

Meaning

where from, whence; how

IPA

/voˈheːɐ̯/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Woher kommen Sie?
  Where do you come from?
  Tatoeba: xtofu80 / CK
• Woher komme ich?
  Where am I from?
  Tatoeba: Deerhound / Shishir
• Woher kommt ihr?
  Where do you come from?
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK

Learned together

In the course, "woher" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• lang long
• überhaupt overall, in general
• groß big, large, large-scale
• oben above
• gestern yesterday
• letzte last
• endlich finite, limited
• etwa approximately
• schwer heavy, weighty

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