Questions & Answers about ¿Vas al concierto con tu hermano?
Why does the sentence use al instead of a el?
In Spanish, when the preposition a (to) is followed by the masculine word for "the", which is el, they must combine to form the contraction al. You can never say a el; it is always squished together into al. Since concierto is a masculine noun (el concierto), we use al.
Where are the words for "Are you" in this sentence?
In Spanish, you don't need extra helper words like "are" or "do" to make a question. The single word vas (from the verb ir, meaning "to go") translates to "you go" or "you are going". By adding question marks around the sentence and raising your voice at the end, it automatically becomes "Are you going?".
Why doesn't tu have an accent mark in this sentence?
When tu means "your" (as in tu hermano, meaning "your brother"), it does not get an accent mark. It only gets a written accent mark when it means the person "you" (tú). The accent just helps tell these two different words apart in writing.
If the person was going to a party (la fiesta) instead of a concert, would we still use al?