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¿Dónde ves al dueño?

¿Dónde ves al dueño?
Where do you see the owner?
From Lesson 27:The personal 'a' (a)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Dónde ves al dueño?

Why does Dónde have an accent mark on the o?
In Spanish, all question words like dónde (where) and qué (what) must have an accent mark when they are used to ask a question. This helps distinguish them from similar words used in regular statements.
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
The word for "you" (tú) is built right into the verb ves (you see). Because the verb ending already makes it clear who is doing the action, Spanish speakers usually drop the word tú to sound more natural.
Why is it "al dueño" instead of just "el dueño"?
The word al is a contraction of a and el (the). Spanish uses a rule called the "personal a", where you must put the word a before a specific person when they are the target of an action (like being seen). Since a and el are next to each other here, they smash together to become al.
Would I still use "al" if the owner was a woman?
No, you would say ¿Dónde ves a la dueña?. The "personal a" is still required before the person, but the words a and la do not combine. Only a and el merge to form al.

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