Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Adónde regresan ellos hoy?

¿Adónde regresan ellos hoy?

Where are they returning to today?

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Why use Adónde here instead of just Dónde?

Adónde means "to where." You use it when asking about movement or a destination. Since the verb regresan means "return," the people are moving to a place. If you just wanted to know where something is located without movement, you would use dónde.

Is adónde always written as one word?

Yes! It is made by combining the preposition a (to) and the question word dónde (where). When asking "to where," they are combined into the single word adónde.

Why does ellos come after the verb regresan?

In Spanish questions, the subject (like ellos) usually swaps places to come right after the verb. While a statement would be Ellos regresan (They return), a question normally flips it to regresan ellos.

The English translation says "are they returning." Why is there no word for "are" in the Spanish sentence?

In Spanish, the simple present tense can express both things that happen regularly and things happening right now. So, the single word regresan can mean "they return," "they do return," or "they are returning."