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Como queres pagar?

Como queres pagar?
How do you want to pay?
From Lesson 36:Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Como queres pagar?

como
how
querer
to want
pagar
to pay

Questions & Answers about Como queres pagar?

What does como mean in this sentence?
Como is a question word that means "how". Here, it is used to ask about the method or way of doing something, specifically asking what method of payment the person wants to use (like cash or card).
Why isn't there a word for "do" in the Portuguese sentence?
English uses helper verbs like "do" to form questions, as in "How do you want...". Portuguese does not use these helper words. You simply place the question word (como) directly before the verb (queres).
Where is the word for "you"?
In Portuguese, the subject pronoun is usually left out because the verb ending gives it away. The verb queres is conjugated for tu (informal "you"), so adding the word tu is unnecessary.
Why is pagar not conjugated?
When you have two verbs acting together, like "want to pay", only the first verb gets conjugated. Queres changes to match "you", while the second verb, pagar (to pay), stays in its basic, unconjugated dictionary form (the infinitive).

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