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cómo

how

pronoun KOH-moh Common

Also means

what (in exclamations)

Usage Note

Cómo (with accent) is the interrogative/exclamatory adverb; como without accent is the conjunction 'like/as/since'. In direct and indirect questions: ¿Cómo te llamas? / No sé cómo funciona. In exclamations it expresses manner or degree: ¡Cómo llueve! ('How it rains!'). Do not confuse it with the preposition como ('as, like, about').

Examples

"¿Cómo se llama tu hermana?"

Natural Translation

What is your sister's name?

Literal Translation

How is your sister called?

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