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¿Y cómo lo lleva tu mamá?

And how is your mum coping?

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Why every word is where it is

¿Yconjunctionandcómoadverbhowlo1object pronounit3rd sing. · direct objectlleva1verbis coping with (carries)llevar · present · 3rd sing.tudetermineryour2nd sing.mamá2nounmumfem. · sing.?
  • lo → lleva: object of llevar
  • mamá → lleva: tu mamá → lleva (3rd sg.)
  • tu → mamá: possessive + noun

Word for word: “And how does your mum carry it?”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    llevarlo (bien / mal) = to cope with it; lo is a neuter “it”: the situation. Direct object pronouns and personal a →
  2. 2
    In questions the subject often goes after the verb: ¿cómo lo lleva tu mamá? Questions and negation →

Variations

  • ¿Y cómo lo está llevando tu mamá?
  • ¿Y cómo está tu mamá con todo esto?