Yes-No Questions

Kurz erklärt

A yes-no question asks whether something is true and can normally be answered with sí or no. In Spanish, you usually do not add a helper verb like English do or does. The words can stay in the same order as in a statement; your rising question intonation and the written question marks show that it is a question.

Bildung

¿ + statement + ?

Verwendung

• Use a yes-no question to confirm information or ask whether something happens.
• Write both the opening question mark ¿ and the closing question mark ?.
• In speech, use question intonation to distinguish the question from a statement.

Beispiele

• ¿Vives aquí? — Do you live here?
• ¿Ella trabaja hoy? — Does she work today?
• ¿Tienen café? — Do you have coffee?
• ¿Es tu hermano? — Is he your brother?

Typischer Fehler

❌ ¿Hace ella trabaja hoy?

✅ ¿Ella trabaja hoy?

Do not translate English does with hacer. The conjugated main verb forms the Spanish question without an extra auxiliary.

Merke

Spanish does not need do or does to form a yes-no question. In writing, always use both ¿ and ?.