Questions & Answers about Что вы обычно делаете?
How do we get the ending for the verb делаете?
It comes from the dictionary form делать (to do). Because the subject is вы (you, formal or plural), we drop the -ть and add the ending -те, giving us делаете. This is the standard pattern for first conjugation verbs.
Why is Что pronounced with an 'sh' sound instead of a 'ch' sound?
Even though it is spelled with the letter ч (which usually makes a 'ch' sound), the word что is a very common exception and is always pronounced 'shto'.
Can вы be used for just one person here?
Yes! Вы is used both for speaking to multiple people (plural 'you') and for speaking politely to a single person (formal 'you'). The verb ending -ете stays exactly the same in both situations.
Why does обычно come before the verb?
Russian word order is flexible, but adverbs like обычно (usually) most naturally go right before the verb they describe.
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