"Where are you now?"
Translation:Dove sei ora?
June 25, 2013
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Tallman69
1634
You simply don't need "you." The verb conjugation indicates to whom it refers. The only personal pronoun I tend to use is "Lei" to specify a female when using 3rd person. Of course, there are acceptions, but this isn't one of them. Using personal pronouns in these situations is the easiest tip off that you're not a native speaker. I, for one, would love an answer to the ora/adesso question.
marcponzio
1348
I thought essere (sei in this case) was more of a permanent or more profound form of "to be". As in a state of being, like being sad or being from China. Why is essere accepted at all? Im guesing its just a common usage.