Phrase · 📍 Where things are

Como eu chego lá?

How do I get there?

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Why every word is where it is

Como1adverbhoweu2pronounI1st sing. · subjectchego2verbget (arrive)chegar · present · 1st sing.lá3adverbthere?

Word for word: “How I arrive there?”

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Como…? = how…? First in the question, no accent. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
2
The subject stays before the verb: eu chego. chegar = to get to, arrive.
3
lá = there, far off; ali = over there, still in sight. Demonstratives & place adverbs →