Breakdown of ¿Quién compra esa casa?
la casa
the house
comprar
to buy
quién
who (singular)
esa
that (feminine)
Questions & Answers about ¿Quién compra esa casa?
Why do we use quién here instead of quiénes?
Quién means "who" when you are asking about a single person, or when you aren't sure how many people are involved. If you specifically expected a group of people to be buying the house, you would use the plural form: ¿Quiénes compran esa casa?
How do we know which verb ending to use after quién?
The English translation says "is buying". Why doesn't the Spanish sentence use a word for "is"?
In Spanish, the simple present tense like compra is very flexible. It can mean "buys", "does buy", or "is buying". You don't usually need a separate word for "is" to talk about an action happening right now.
Why is the word for "that" esa and not ese?
Words for "this" and "that" must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because casa (house) is a feminine noun, we use the feminine word for "that", which is esa. If you were talking about a masculine noun like a book (libro), you would use ese libro.
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