Breakdown of ¿A usted le duele la cabeza?
usted
you (formal)
a
to
le
to him / to her / to you (formal)
doler
to hurt / to ache
Questions & Answers about ¿A usted le duele la cabeza?
Why does it say la cabeza (the head) instead of su cabeza (your head)?
In Spanish, when talking about body parts, you usually use the definite article (like el or la) instead of a possessive word (like mi or su). Because the sentence already includes le (to you), it is already obvious whose head is hurting.
Why does the verb match la cabeza instead of usted?
Why do we use both a usted and le?
Why is the verb duele when the dictionary word is doler?