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どこにあるか知っていますか? I couldn't understand the usage of か after ある

naruto
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Eduardo
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  • Question subordinate clauses are connected to the main clause with か. Example: I don’t know **what he ate** would be **彼が何を食べたか**知らない – dvx2718 Aug 01 '21 at 13:01
  • This construction is called an *embedded question*. See: [Usage of か after a clause?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/13034/5010) – naruto Aug 02 '21 at 06:46

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どこにあるか is an embedded question: Where is it?

知っていますか is the main sentence: Do you know?

Putting these two together, you get

Do you know where it is?

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