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dovunque

everywhere

adverb doh-VOON-kweh Rare

Origin: From Latin de- + ubicumque (wherever)

Also means

wherever

Usage Note

Dovunque functions both as an adverb meaning 'everywhere' (lo vedo dovunque — I see it everywhere) and as a conjunction meaning 'wherever' introducing a subordinate clause (dovunque tu vada — wherever you go). In the conjunction use it takes the subjunctive. Do not confuse with ovunque, which is a near-synonym and interchangeable in most contexts.

Examples

"Dovunque guardo, vedo il suo nome."

Natural Translation

Wherever I look, I see his name.

Literal Translation

Wherever I-look, I-see the his name.

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