German Phrase
Wohin gehen wir jetzt?
Meaning
‘Where are we going now?’ – a direct question asking the group’s immediate destination. It combines the interrogative ‘Wohin’ with the present‑tense verb ‘gehen’ and the adverb ‘jetzt’ to stress that the answer should refer to the next step right away.
When to use
Use this phrase when you’re with friends, family, or colleagues and you need to decide the next place to head to – for example after a museum visit, before catching a train, or when a tour guide asks the group what they’d like to see next.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Wohingehenwirjetzt?
Wohin
Interrogative adverb meaning ‘to where’; used with verbs of motion to ask about direction or destination.
gehen
Verb ‘to go’ in present tense, 1st‑person plural (wir gehen). It follows the V2 rule, appearing right after the question word.
wir
Personal pronoun ‘we’; placed after the verb in a question because German keeps the verb in second position.
jetzt
Adverb ‘now’; adds immediacy and is placed at the end of the clause in most spoken German.
Word order (V2 rule)
In German main clauses the finite verb occupies the second position. When a question word is fronted, the verb follows it directly.
🗨In Conversation
Wohin gehen wir jetzt?
Where are we going now?
Wir gehen zum Bahnhof, um den Zug zu nehmen.
We’re going to the train station to catch the train.
✕Common Mistakes
Wo gehen wir jetzt?
‘Wo’ asks for a location (where something is), not a direction. Use ‘wohin’ when you want to know the destination of movement.
Wohin wir gehen jetzt?
The verb must stay in second position; placing it after ‘jetzt’ breaks the V2 rule.
Jetzt wohin gehen wir?
‘Jetzt’ should stay at the end of the clause in most spoken German; moving it before the verb sounds unnatural.
↔Alternatives
Wohin sollen wir jetzt gehen?
Where should we go now?
Wohin wollen wir jetzt gehen?
Where do we want to go now?
Wohin geht es jetzt?
Where are we heading now?
Cultural Tip
German speakers tend to be very direct with questions about plans, especially in informal settings. Adding ‘jetzt’ signals that you expect an immediate decision, which is common when coordinating public transport or meeting times. In more formal contexts you might soften the request with ‘Könnten wir bitte…?’ or use the conditional ‘sollen’ to sound more polite.