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¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido?

How do you spell your surname?

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Why every word is where it is

¿Cómo1adverbhowse2object pronoun(one)3rdescribe2verbwritesescribir · present · 3rd sing.tudetermineryour2nd sing.apellido3nounsurnamemasc. · sing.?
  • se → escribe: se + 3rd person
  • apellido → escribe: subject: tu apellido
  • tu → apellido: possessive + noun

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Question words carry an accent: cómo. Questions and negation →
  2. 2
    se escribe = is written, is spelled: se + third person.
  3. 3
    apellido = surname. Careful: sobrenombre means nickname.

Variations

  • ¿Cómo se escribe su apellido?
  • ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido, con be o con ve?