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¿Por qué salgo contigo?

¿Por qué salgo contigo?
Why do I go out with you?
From Lesson 40:Irregular yo forms (hago, salgo)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of ¿Por qué salgo contigo?

por qué
why
salir
to go out / to leave
contigo
with you

Questions & Answers about ¿Por qué salgo contigo?

Why is it salgo instead of "salo"?
The verb salir (to go out / to leave) has an irregular "yo" (I) form. Instead of following the normal rules, it adds a "g" to become salgo (I go out). The other forms for this verb follow the regular rules (like tú sales and él sale).
Why is "with you" written as contigo instead of con tú?
In Spanish, when you combine con (with) and the informal "you", they merge into a single special word: contigo. You will never see "con tú". As a bonus, "with me" does the same thing to become conmigo.
Where is the word for "do" in this question?
Spanish doesn't use helping words like "do" or "does" to make questions. The single word salgo already carries the meaning of "do I go out". You just use the regular verb and add question marks!
Why does Por qué have two words and an accent mark here?
When it means "Why", por qué is always written as two words with an accent on the é. If it were written as one word without an accent (porque), it would mean "because".

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