搁哪儿

擱哪兒
gēnǎr
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 where (should I) put (it)?
  2. 2 where is it? (colloquial)

Examples

Zhè xiāngzi gē nǎr?
Where do I put this box?
Yàoshi gē nǎr le, wǒ wàng le.
Where did I put the keys — I forget.
Shū gē nǎr nǐ zuì qīngchu.
You know best where the book is.

Tips

usage
is the colloquial northern verb for 'to put / place'; standard equivalents are or 放在. Erhua 哪儿 (nǎr) is Beijing-flavored — southern speakers tend to say 哪里 instead.
grammar
Two readings in use: 搁哪儿 asking a placement question, and 搁哪儿 asking where something already-placed ended up. The signals completed action.

Stroke Order

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