German Phrase
Wo wirst du übernachten?
Meaning
The sentence asks someone where they will stay overnight, typically when planning a trip or a night out. It uses the future tense to indicate an action that will happen later.
When to use
Use this question when you need to know a travel companion’s accommodation plans, such as before a road trip, a weekend hike, or when arranging a sleepover.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Wowirstduübernachten
Wo (question word)
‘Wo’ asks for a location or place and is used at the beginning of a question.
wirst (2nd person singular of werden)
‘wirst’ is the present tense of ‘werden’ used as an auxiliary to form the future tense.
du (personal pronoun)
‘du’ is the informal singular ‘you’, placed after the verb in German questions.
übernachten (separable verb)
‘übernachten’ means ‘to spend the night’. In the future tense the prefix ‘über‑’ moves to the end of the clause.
🗨In Conversation
Wo wirst du übernachten?
Where will you stay overnight?
Ich werde im Hotel am Bahnhof übernachten.
I’ll stay at the hotel near the train station.
✕Common Mistakes
Wo du wirst übernachten?
Do not swap the order; in German questions the finite verb comes right after the question word.
Wo wirst du übernachten?
The prefix ‘über‑’ must be placed at the end of the clause in the future tense.
Wo wirst du übernachten?
When speaking formally, replace ‘du’ with ‘Sie’ and conjugate ‘werden’ accordingly.
↔Alternatives
Wo schläfst du heute Nacht?
Where are you sleeping tonight?
Wo machst du für die Nacht Halt?
Where are you stopping for the night?
Wo wirst du die Nacht verbringen?
Where will you spend the night?
Cultural Tip
In German‑speaking countries it’s common to ask about overnight plans early, especially when traveling by train or car. Using the formal ‘Sie’ (Wo werden Sie übernachten?) shows politeness with strangers or older people. Also, note that ‘übernachten’ is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end in the future tense.