¿cómo estuvo tu?
The English phrase "how was your" is translated into Spanish as ¿cómo estuvo tu?
This phrase is used to ask someone about their experience of a past event or period of time.
Which one should you use?
While ¿cómo estuvo tu…? focuses on the state or quality of an experience, ¿cómo fue tu…? is often used to ask about the nature or occurrence of an event itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
English speakers often forget that tu (your) must agree in number with the noun that follows it, not with the person being addressed.
Did you know?
- In many Latin American countries, you might hear ¿cómo te fue? instead of ¿cómo estuvo tu…? to ask how an event went. This literally translates to 'how did it go to you?'
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you ask ¿cómo estuvo tu día?, the other person might answer with estuvo tranquilo or estuvo pesado to describe the emotional weight of the day.
- The word cómo is a descendant of the Latin 'quōmodo', which carries the sense of 'in what manner'. This explains why 'how' in Spanish often focuses on the way something happened.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cómo, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
