Breakdown of À quelle heure est-ce que vous vous couchez le dimanche ?
vous
you (plural/formal)
à
at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)
est-ce que
is it that / do / does (question marker)
quel
which / what (adjective)
le dimanche
the Sunday
l'heure
the hour / o'clock (f)
se coucher
to go to bed
Questions & Answers about À quelle heure est-ce que vous vous couchez le dimanche ?
Why are there two vous right next to each other?
This is because se coucher (to go to bed) is a reflexive verb. The first vous is the subject ("you"), and the second vous is the reflexive pronoun ("yourself"). Literally, you are saying "you put yourself to bed."
What does coucher mean if it is not used with a reflexive pronoun?
On its own, coucher means "to put to bed" or "to lay down." For example, you could use it when putting a child to bed. When you do the action to yourself, it becomes the reflexive verb se coucher (to put oneself to bed, or simply "to go to bed").
Why does the sentence use le dimanche instead of a plural word for "Sundays"?
In French, using the definite article le before a day of the week means the action is a regular habit. So, le dimanche translates to "on Sundays" or "every Sunday."
Why do we say À quelle heure instead of just Quelle heure?
Quelle heure est-il ? means "What time is it?". But when you want to ask at what time an event happens, you must include the preposition à (at). So, à quelle heure means "at what time."
Could I ask this question without using est-ce que?
Yes! Est-ce que is just a common way to show a question is coming. You could also use a rising tone and put the question words at the end: Vous vous couchez à quelle heure le dimanche ?
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