Breakdown of ¡Cómo acumulas todo lo que compras!
comprar
to buy
cómo
how
que
that / than
todo
all / everything
Questions & Answers about ¡Cómo acumulas todo lo que compras!
Why is compras in the indicative and not the subjunctive here?
We use the indicative (compras) because the sentence states a known fact or a habitual action: the person actually buys things and accumulates them. You only use the subjunctive after todo lo que when referring to a future or unknown action, such as 'I will keep everything you buy' (Guardaré todo lo que compres).
Why do we need the lo in todo lo que? Can I just say todo que compras?
No, you can never say todo que. When you want to translate 'everything that' or 'all that' in Spanish, the mandatory phrase is always todo lo que. Think of lo que as meaning 'that which', making the literal translation of this phrase 'all that which you buy'.
Why does Cómo have an accent mark if this isn't a question?
Interrogative words like cómo, qué, and dónde also require an accent mark when they are used in exclamations. In this sentence, ¡Cómo...! translates to 'How...!' and emphasizes the speaker's surprise at the sheer volume of things the person is accumulating.