Word
¿Usted lee el libro aquí, señor?
Meaning
Do you read the book here, sir?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of ¿Usted lee el libro aquí, señor?
leer
to read
el libro
the book
el señor
Mr. / sir / gentleman
usted
you (formal)
Questions & Answers about ¿Usted lee el libro aquí, señor?
Why does it say lee instead of lees if we are saying "Do you read"?
The word for "you" here is usted, which is the formal version used to show respect (which fits perfectly with calling him señor!). In Spanish, usted always uses the exact same verb endings as "he" or "she" (él or ella). For a regular -er verb like leer (to read), you drop the -er and add -e, giving us lee. You would only use lees with the informal "you", tú.
Why is there no word for "Do" in the Spanish sentence?
I learned that titles need words like el or la before them. Why is it just señor at the end, not el señor?
You only need to add el or la before a title when you are talking about a person (for example: El señor lee el libro - The gentleman reads the book). Because you are talking directly to him in this sentence, you drop the el and just say señor.