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Why is the word "tú" placed before the question word "qué"?
In Spanish, you can usually leave the subject pronoun out entirely. However, when you do include it, putting it before the question word adds emphasis. It is like saying "What do you think?" to ask for their specific opinion, perhaps after someone else just shared theirs. You will also commonly hear "¿Qué opinas tú?" or simply "¿Qué opinas?".
I thought "to think" was "pensar". Why use "opinar" here?
Why do both "tú" and "qué" have accent marks?
The accent on tú shows it is the subject pronoun "you", which separates it from the possessive word tu meaning "your" (as in tu casa). The accent on qué shows it is acting as a question word ("what") rather than a joining word ("that"). These accents do not change the pronunciation; they just make the exact meaning clear in writing.