the place where / the day when
the place where / the day when means “Relative adverbs: where after a place, when after a time”. Use where to add information about a place, and when about a time: the house where I grew up, the year when I moved. Formation: N (place) + where + clause · N (time) + when + clause
Relative adverbs: where after a place, when after a time
A2Formation
N (place) + where + clause · N (time) + when + clause
Explanation
Use where to add information about a place, and when about a time: the house where I grew up, the year when I moved. Here where and when are not questions; they link the extra clause to the noun. After a time word, when can often be left out: the day (when) we met. In relaxed speech, that sometimes replaces when.
Examples
Note
where and when here describe a noun already given; do not confuse them with the questions Where ...? and When ...?
FAQ
the place where / the day when — what does it mean and how is it used?
Relative adverbs: where after a place, when after a time. Use where to add information about a place, and when about a time: the house where I grew up, the year when I moved. Here where and when are not questions; they link the extra clause to the noun. After a time word, when can often be left out: the day (when) we met. In relaxed speech, that sometimes replaces when.
the place where / the day when — how do you form it?
N (place) + where + clause · N (time) + when + clause
the place where / the day when — any usage notes?
where and when here describe a noun already given; do not confuse them with the questions Where ...? and When ...?