It means, "Where are you from?"
¿De donde es Ud.? literally means "Of where are you?" Ud. or Vd. is an accepted abbreviation of "Usted", the formal use of the word "you".
Where is he/she/it from. Example De donde es su casa? it means where is your house.
De donde es means "from where is/are..."
Where, without being a direct or indirect question.
It means "where is"
The answer depends on where Marta is from! :) De Donde es Marta of where is Marta Where is Marta From
De donde es = Where is (singular noun) from? If it were "De donde eres?" it would mean where are YOU from. Cual es su origen = What is (it's, his, her) origin. But split that sentence down the middle between the first es and the cual, because they basically mean the same thing.
¿De dónde es Penélope Cruz? --- Where is Penélope Cruz from?
That means where is the family from
IT CAN BE TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH AS FOLLOWED. Where are you from?
It means: Where is Jose from?
de dónde es usted?
The answer depends on where Marta is from! :) De Donde es Marta of where is Marta Where is Marta From
De donde es = Where is (singular noun) from? If it were "De donde eres?" it would mean where are YOU from. Cual es su origen = What is (it's, his, her) origin. But split that sentence down the middle between the first es and the cual, because they basically mean the same thing.
¿De dónde es Penélope Cruz? --- Where is Penélope Cruz from?
It means: 'Where is Felipe (Philip) from?'
where is your best friend from
That means where is the family from
"Where is the (female) doctor from?"
That's mean "From where is your friend?"
If you mean: 'De donde es Vd (=usted)?': 'Where are you from?', the answer is: 'Soy de....' ('I am from....') If 'od' in the question is not 'Vd/usted', it could mean: Where is he/she//are you from? OR (doubtfully): Where is od from?
The translation would depend on the context, i.e. who is being spoken to/about. It could mean any of these: Where are you from? Where is she from? Where is he from? Where is it from?