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Why does Cómo have an accent mark on the first 'o'?
In Spanish, all question words (like cómo, quién, cuándo, and cuál) get a written accent mark. This helps distinguish them from identical words used in non-question sentences.
Why do we use estás here instead of eres?
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
In Spanish, you can usually drop the subject pronoun (like tú for "you") because the verb ending already tells us who is doing the action. The -s at the end of estás tells us exactly that it means "you are". You could say ¿Cómo estás tú ahora?, but it sounds much more natural to leave tú out.
Why is there an upside-down question mark at the beginning?
Written Spanish always puts an inverted question mark (¿) at the start of a question, as well as a regular one (?) at the end. This is a handy visual warning that you need to start reading the sentence with a questioning tone of voice!