"Nereye yağmur yağıyor?"

Translation: Where is it raining?

[Inci137]

I didin't understand this sentence. Why there is no NEREDE - where? Why there is NEREYE - to where? :/

[Ektoraskan]

Both are correct. Yağmak can be used with both locative (-de) and dative (-e).

[multilingt]

Are there specific instances where something cannot be used with locative and dative

[Ektoraskan]

Without any change in the meaning? Rarely, if never.

Observe:

Parka yürüyorum. → I'm walking to(wards) the park.

Parkta yürüyorum. → I'm walking in the park.

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Yağmak is exceptional, because the verb normally means "to fall from the sky/skies". When something falls, it naturally falls towards something or some place, so the dative kind of makes sense for this verb.

Locative: İstanbul'da yağmur yağıyor. → It is raining in Istanbul.

Dative: İstanbul'a yağmur yağıyor. → Rain falls (from skies) towards İstanbul.

I guess the dative is more poetic, but both of these constructions are common.

[amirhoseinsh2000]

Thanks for the explanation bro but shouldn't we use (dogru) or something like this for (towards)? I don't get the dative sentence (istanbul'a).

[Inci137]

Thank you :)

[ezindigo]

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[Kronasi]

What is difference between where is raining and where is it raining?

[TheOpaqueWalrus]

Native English speaker here (Western Canadian). "Where is it raining" sounds more natural, "where is raining" is a little awkward in English.

[ElakVarg]

In Spain, mainly in the plain.