No tengo a donde ir

Question

I take it this is "I don't have anywhere to go" but it strikes me odd. I don't have "to where to go". Very wierd. Is it "I don't have anywhere to go"? Gracias.

dondequiera-anywhere or wherever - 0074b507, Jun 4, 2010

Answer 1

You're right Jeezle - "I don't have anywhere to go". Don't get hung up on the "donde" translation and whether or not it sounds comfortable to you. This is a common usage in Spanish, or at least in casual Spanish. For example: "Voy adonde mis abuelos" - "I'm going to my grandparents'". This may not be totally correct Spanish, but it's very common. I can't remember if it's used in Spain...

Answer 2

Yes, you're right and yes, it seems weird but it's not.

It seems wierd but it's not. - jeezzle, Jun 4, 2010

Weird. Not wierd. - tennismom, Jun 4, 2010

Answer 3

According to the translator, "anywhere" is "dondequiera". So shouldn't it be "No tengo dondequiera ir"?

Answer 4

Could it be adonde instead of a donde? If so, it might mean I don't have a home to go to.

I'm totally shooting in the dark here!

I agree with you Web, I think it should be ``No tengo adónde ir`` - I do not have wither to go (movement) - margaretbl, Jun 4, 2010

Answer 5

"I ain't got nowhere to go." I thought that this was the common refrain of the homeless, the trainriders and the migrants during the Great Depression.

Not weird, not strange, just dated.

is "ain't" "good" English? ;) - Gocika, Jun 4, 2010

Answer 6

I don't have where to go - I have nowhere to go - I don't have anywhere to go

Answer 7

On a lighter note, there is a similar line from a movie. Does anybody know the movie where the line was said? "I don't have anywhere to go" in the movie "I got nowhere else to go!"

En una nota más ligera, hay una línea similar de una película. ¿Alguien sabe la película en la que se dijo que la línea? "No tengo a dónde ir" y en la película "¡No tengo otro lugar adonde ir!"