Phrase guide

where have you been

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

where have you been?

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 你去哪兒了? /你去哪儿了? (nǐ qù nǎr le?) — where have you been?
  • Finnish: missä olet ollut — where have you been?
  • French: où êtes-vous allé — where have you been?
  • Galician: onde estiveches? — where have you been?
  • German: wo bist du gewesen? — where have you been?
  • German: wo sind Sie gewesen? — where have you been?
  • Hungarian: hol/merre volt/járt? — where have you been?
  • Hungarian: hol/merre voltál/jártál? — where have you been?
  • Italian: dove ti nascondevi? — where have you been?
  • Kapampangan: no'n ka 'bat? — where have you been?
  • Kapampangan: nokarin ka ibat? — where have you been?
  • Korean: 어디 갔었어? (eodi gasseosseo?) — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie byłeś? — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie byłaś? — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie byliście? — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie byłyście? — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie pan był? — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie pani była? — where have you been?
  • Polish: gdzie państwo byli? — where have you been?
  • Portuguese: onde você esteve? — where have you been?
  • Russian: где ты был? (gde ty byl?) — where have you been?
  • Russian: где ты была? (gde ty byla?) — where have you been?
  • Russian: где вы были? (gde vy byli?) — where have you been?
  • Tagalog: saan ka galing? — where have you been?
  • Tagalog: saan ka nanggaling? — where have you been?