Breakdown of ¿Qué buscas en tu dormitorio?
en
in / on / by (means of transport) / about (after pensar)
qué
what
tu
your (singular)
el dormitorio
the bedroom
buscar
to look for
Questions & Answers about ¿Qué buscas en tu dormitorio?
Why does Qué have an accent mark over the 'e'?
In Spanish, all question words like qué (what) and dónde (where) have a written accent mark when they are asking a question. This helps tell qué (what) apart from the very common connector word que (that).
Where is the word for 'for' in this sentence?
Why doesn't tu have an accent mark here?
The word tu without an accent means 'your' (as in tu dormitorio). If it had an accent mark (tú), it would mean 'you'. Spanish uses the accent to tell these two identical-sounding words apart.
How do we know it means 'What are you looking for' if the word tú isn't there?
The verb ending does the work for us. The -as ending on buscas specifically belongs to tú (the informal 'you'). Because the verb gives it away, Spanish speakers usually drop the word tú to sound more natural.
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