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¿Él practica deportes aquí?

¿Él practica deportes aquí?
Does he practice sports here?
From Lesson 20:Yes/No questions·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of ¿Él practica deportes aquí?

él
he
aquí
here
practicar
to practice
el deporte
sport

Questions & Answers about ¿Él practica deportes aquí?

Why isn't there a word for "does" in the Spanish sentence?
In English, we use helper words like "do" or "does" to ask yes/no questions. Spanish doesn't do this! To make a question in Spanish, you just take the normal statement (él practica, meaning "he practices") and add question marks. When speaking, you simply raise the pitch of your voice at the end to show you are asking a question.
Could I switch the order and say ¿Practica él deportes aquí?
Yes, absolutely! In Spanish yes/no questions, it is very common to put the action word or verb (practica) before the person doing it (él). Both ¿Él practica...? and ¿Practica él...? are perfectly correct and mean the exact same thing.
Do I have to include él in this question?
Not always. If it's already clear who you are talking about from a previous conversation, you can just ask ¿Practica deportes aquí? However, because practica can mean "he practices," "she practices," or "you (formal) practice," keeping él in the sentence makes it completely clear exactly who you mean.
Why is there an upside-down question mark (¿) at the beginning?
Spanish puts an upside-down question mark at the exact spot where a question begins. Because Spanish doesn't use words like "does" at the start of a sentence to warn you that a question is coming, this symbol is a helpful visual cue to change your tone of voice as you read!

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