Question
I’ve run across two verbs which mean “to be located” – “помещаться” and “находиться”. Are they interchangeable? If you wanted to ask where something is, which verb would you be more likely to use?
Answer
Dear George,
Did you mean размещаться and находиться? They are synonyms, but we use размещаться when something is located inside: В Женеве Канцелярия размещается во Дворце Наций (In Geneva, the Office is located in the Palais des Nations). Находиться is outside: Кремль находится в центре Москвы (The Kremlin is located in the centre of Moscow).
We use помещаться with things, not with places, it means "to be placed", "fit", "to have enough space": Папка помещается в моей сумке (The file fits my bag).
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