Come reagisci?

how

Breakdown of Come reagisci?

• reagire: to react

Questions & Answers about Come reagisci?

Why does come mean how here, not come as in to come?

In Italian, come is very often a question word meaning how.

So in Come reagisci?, come means how, not the verb to come.

• Come stai? = How are you?
• Come funziona? = How does it work?
• Come reagisci? = How do you react?

Italian come can also appear in other contexts, but in a question like this, how is the natural interpretation.

What does reagisci mean exactly?

Reagisci is the second person singular form of the verb reagire, which means to react.

So reagisci means:

• you react
• or, in a question, do you react

Italian does not usually need a separate word for do in questions, so:

• Reagisci? = Do you react?
• Come reagisci? = How do you react?

Why isn’t the subject tu included?