Learn Spanish (Spain): ¿Cómo viajan ellos?

¿Cómo viajan ellos?

How do they travel?

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Questions & Answers about ¿Cómo viajan ellos?

Why does cómo have an accent mark on the first o?

In Spanish, question words like cómo (how), qué (what), and quién (who) always need a written accent mark. This helps distinguish them from other words that sound the same but aren't asking a question.

Where is the Spanish word for "do" in this question?

Spanish doesn't use helper words like "do" or "does" to make questions. You just use the main verb (viajan) and put question marks around the sentence.

Why is the word order viajan ellos instead of ellos viajan?

In Spanish questions, it is very common to swap the normal order and put the verb (viajan) right after the question word, before the subject (ellos). It literally translates to "How travel they?".

Could I drop the word ellos and just ask ¿Cómo viajan??

Yes! Because the ending of viajan already tells us the subject is "they" (or "you all"), you can safely drop ellos. It is just included here to be absolutely clear.