Breakdown of ¿Qué ves en el parque?
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
qué
what
el parque
the park
ver
to see; to watch (TV, a film)
Questions & Answers about ¿Qué ves en el parque?
Why does qué have an accent mark over the 'e'?
In Spanish, all question words like qué (what) and dónde (where) get a written accent mark. This shows it is a question word and helps tell it apart from the unaccented word que, which usually means "that".
Where is the word for "do" in this sentence?
Spanish doesn't use helper verbs like "do" or "does" to ask questions. To ask "What do you see?", you just put the question word qué directly in front of the verb ves (you see).
The English translation says "do you see", but I don't see the word tú (you) here. Why is it missing?
In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Since ves only ever means "you see", adding tú isn't necessary. It is perfectly normal to drop the pronoun in Spanish!
What is the base verb for ves?
The infinitive (the dictionary form) is ver, which means "to see". Ves is the present tense form used for tú (you, informal).
Why is there an upside-down question mark at the beginning of the sentence?
In Spanish, questions always start with an inverted question mark (¿) and end with a regular one (?). This acts like a helpful signpost so you know you are reading a question right from the very first word!
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