Breakdown of ¿A quién visitas hoy?
quién
who
hoy
today
visitar
to visit
a
personal a (marks a person object)
Questions & Answers about ¿A quién visitas hoy?
Why is there an a at the very beginning of the question?
In Spanish, when the direct receiver of an action is a person, we have to put the word a in front of them. This is called the personal a. Because we are asking about a person you are visiting, that a goes right at the front before the question word quién.
Why does quién have an accent mark on the e?
In Spanish, all question words like qué, dónde, and quién always get an accent mark. This helps tell them apart in writing from identical words that aren't being used to ask a question.
How do we know this means 'do you visit' if the word tú is missing?
The verb ending tells us! Visitas ends in -as, which is the specific ending for tú (informal you) in the present tense. Because the verb form already shows exactly who is doing the visiting, dropping the tú is completely natural and very common in Spanish.
Could I use quién if I think you are visiting multiple people?
If you expect the answer to be multiple people, Spanish actually has a plural form for who: quiénes. You would ask, ¿A quiénes visitas hoy? By using quién here, the speaker assumes you are visiting just one person.
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