Learn Spanish (Spain): ¿Eres tú también médico?

¿Eres tú también médico?

Are you a doctor too?

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Questions & Answers about ¿Eres tú también médico?

Why does the sentence say Eres tú instead of Tú eres?

This is a classic example of question word order. Just like in English, Spanish questions often swap the verb (Eres) and the subject (tú). However, in Spanish, this swap is optional! You could also ask ¿Tú eres también médico? as long as you raise your pitch at the end.

Could I drop the word tú and just ask ¿Eres también médico?

Yes, absolutely! Because the verb eres only ever means "you are", the word tú is optional. Including it here just adds a little extra emphasis, like asking "Are you a doctor too?"

The English translation says "a doctor". Why is there no un before médico?

In Spanish, when you state someone's profession using the verb ser (to be), you leave out the words for "a" or "an" (un or una). You just say the profession directly, treating it almost like an adjective.

Why is there an upside-down question mark (¿) at the beginning?

Spanish frames questions with an opening mark (¿) and a closing mark (?). Because Spanish lets you ask a question without changing the regular word order, that opening mark is a great warning sign—it tells you exactly when to start raising your voice to sound like a question!