Phrase · 📜 Narrating past events

¿Cómo lo supiste?

How did you find out?

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Why every word is where it is

¿Cómoadverbhowlo2object pronounit3rd sing. · direct objectsupiste1verbdid you find outsaber · past · 2nd sing.?

Word for word: “How did you know it?”

The notes match the numbers above.

1
supiste: preterite of saber = found out; the imperfect sabías = you knew. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
2
lo = it (the news): Spanish needs the object pronoun here. Direct object pronouns and personal a →