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¿Cuándo llegas aquí?

¿Cuándo llegas aquí?
When do you arrive here?
From Lesson 12:Question words (quién, cómo)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of ¿Cuándo llegas aquí?

aquí
here
cuándo
when
llegar
to arrive

Questions & Answers about ¿Cuándo llegas aquí?

Why does cuándo have an accent mark?
All question words in Spanish, such as cuándo (when), cómo (how), and quién (who), always have a written accent mark. This helps tell them apart from the same words used in normal statements (like saying 'I will call you when I arrive').
Where is the word for 'do' in this Spanish sentence?
English uses helper words like 'do' or 'does' to make questions, but Spanish does not. The verb llegas means 'you arrive.' To turn it into 'do you arrive?', you just change your tone of voice and add the question marks.
Why isn't the word tú (you) included?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb tells us who is doing the action. The '-as' ending on llegas matches perfectly with 'you' (informal singular). You can add tú for emphasis, but it is usually dropped because it is already built into the verb.
Why is there an upside-down question mark at the beginning?
Spanish uses an inverted question mark (¿) at the start of a question and a regular one (?) at the end. This lets the reader know right away to use a questioning tone of voice before they even finish reading the sentence.

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