Learn Spanish (Spain): ¿Qué buscas en tu dormitorio? - What are you looking for in your bedroom?

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?

The verb buscar means 'to look for'. The 'for' is already built right into the verb! Because of this, you never need to add extra words like para or por after it. ¿Qué buscas? covers the whole phrase 'What are you looking for?'.

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.