Phrase · 🤝 Agreeing and disagreeing in discussions
¿Tú estás de acuerdo con lo que dice Marcos?
Do you agree with what Marcos is saying?
B1asking if someone agreesinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Tú1pronounyou2nd sing. · subjectestás2verbareestar · present · 2nd sing.de2prepositioninacuerdo2nounagreementmasc. · sing.con2prepositionwithlo3determinerwhat (the)el · definiteque3pronounthatdiceverbsaysdecir · present · 3rd sing.MarcosnounMarcos?
- Tú → estás: tú → estás
- estás → acuerdo: estar de acuerdo
- acuerdo → con: de acuerdo con
- Marcos → dice: Marcos → dice (3rd sg.)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Tú…?: the pronoun puts the spotlight on the person you’re asking. Subject pronouns and forms of address: tú, usted, ustedes →
- 2estar de acuerdo con + person or idea = to agree with. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
- 3con lo que dice Marcos = with what Marcos says; the subject often follows the verb here. Relative clauses I: que, quien, donde, lo que →
Variations
- ¿Usted está de acuerdo con lo que dice Marcos?
- ¿Tú qué piensas de lo que dice Marcos?