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"where are you" vs "where is you"

"Where are you?" is the correct way to ask someone where they're located because the pronoun "you" takes the verb "are."

Last Updated: March 20, 2019

where are you

This is correct

Ask "Where are you?" when you would like to know where someone is located.

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Some examples from our editors:

  • Where are you? I can't find you in this huge crowd.
  • Where are you? You're really late to this meeting.
  • Where are you? Since you haven't come in to work, and you haven't called out, we're all really worried about you.

where is you

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

"You" is the subject of this sentence, so to make the subject and the verb agree, use "are." Therefore, "Where are you?" is the correct form of the question.

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