cadê

See also: cade, Cade, cadé, -cade, and cad é

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier quedê, from que é (feito) de ...?.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧dê

Adverb

cadê

  1. (Brazil, informal) where is (it)?
    Cadê meu patinho de borracha? É sério, cadê?
    Where's my rubber duck? I'm serious, where is it?

Usage notes
  • cadê by itself is used to ask "where is it", particularly in the sense "where has it gone"; meanwhile, when followed by a noun or pronoun, it refers to the specified object, such as in cadê você, "where are you?".
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