Por favor, ¿la calle de Alcalá?
(Where is) Alcalá street, please?39.1.2 Encontrarse, hallarse
These two verbs, both meaning ‘to be’, are found in more formal contexts, usually in
writing.¿Dónde se encuentra la Isla de Pascua?
Where is Easter Island?
La Isla de Pascua se encuentra en el océano Pacifico.
Easter Island is in the Pacific Ocean.
El señor Ramírez no se encuentra aquí.
Señor Ramírez is not here.El Museo del Prado se halla en Madrid.
The Prado Museum is in Madrid.¿Dónde se hallan las ríos Amazonas y Orinoco?
Where are the Amazon and Orinoco rivers?Se hallan en la América del Sur.
They are in South America.39.1.3 Estar situado
Estar situado, ‘to be situated’, is the least frequent of the verbs used in expressing
location, and it is restricted to formal written language. The word situado, ‘situated’,
functions as an adjective and therefore must agree in number (singular or plural) and
gender (masculine or feminine) with the noun it refers to.La ciudad está situada al pie de la montaña.
The city is situated at the foot of the mountain.Chile está situado en la costa oeste de América del Sur.
Chile is situated on the west coast of South America.¿Dónde está situado el monte Aconcagua?
Where is Mount Aconcagua?2.1 (p. 11); 3.2 (p. 17)
39.1.4 ¿En qué parte... ?, ¿en qué lugar...?
To ask in which part someone or something is we use the phrase¿en qué parte... ?, or
¿en qué lugar... ?, ‘in which part... ?’ ‘where... ?’, ‘whereabouts?’. The first
expression is more frequent and much more colloquial than the second.¿En qué parte de España está tu familia?
In which part of/where in Spain is your family?¿En qué parte de Londres está tu piso?
In which part of/where in London is your flat?Expressing location 39.1