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How to use the verb “capitare”

“…dormendo dove capitava”
(…sleeping wherever he could)

When the verb “capitare” (to occur, to happen) is used in combination with other adverbs, such as “dove”, “come”, “quando” ecc, it conveys the sense of randomness, unpredictability, or chance.
It implies that the event or situation is not planned, anticipated, or within the individual’s control, highlighting the contrast with something planned or predictable.

Dove capita: It means “where it happens” or “where it occurs.”

1. • Vado in vacanza e vedo cosa succede, vado dove capita. (I’m going on vacation and seeing what happens, going wherever it takes me.)

Come capita: It means “how it happens” or “in what way it occurs.”

1. • Non so come tornerò a casa, torno come capita. (I don’t know how I’ll get back home, I’ll go back as it happens.)

Quando capita: It means “when it happens” or “whenever it occurs.”

1. • Vado a fare jogging quando capita. (I go jogging whenever it happens.)
   • Non ho un orario fisso per mangiare, mangio quando capita. (I don’t have a fixed schedule for eating, I eat when it happens.)