We have learnt that the Somali word for 'where' is 'xaggee'. For example,
Naagtii xaggee bey joogtaa? - Where is the woman?
A more common expression(especially when talking about people) is to use 'meeyey/meedey',
Naagtii meedey? - Where is the woman?
Qalinkii meeyey? - Where is the pen?
You just add meeyey/meedey to the noun and that's it. For masculine nouns, use meeyey. For feminine nouns, use meedey. Qalin is a masculine noun (remember 'ka' & 'ta) so it takes 'meeyey', whereas 'naag' is a feminine noun so it takes 'meedey'. Because the listener is likely to know the noun you're referring to, you generally use the 'kii' 'tii' definite article.
Doqonkii meeyey? - Where is the fool?
Bisaddii meedey? - Where is the cat?
Gabartii meedey? - Where is the girl?
You can also use it with people's names,
Maxamed meeyey? - Where's Mohammed?
Hinda meedey? - Where's Hinda?
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