¿Cómo te va?
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This expression consists of the interrogative adverb 'cómo', the second-person singular informal indirect object pronoun 'te', and the third-person singular present indicative of 'ir' ('va'). It functions as an impersonal construction expressing how life or events are proceeding for the listener. The formal counterpart uses the pronoun 'le' instead ('¿Cómo le va?').
Sample sentences
¡Hola, Carlos! ¿Cómo te va?
Hello, Carlos! How is it going?
¿Cómo te va en tu nuevo trabajo?
How is it going at your new job?
Hace mucho que no nos vemos, ¿cómo te va todo?
We haven't seen each other in a long time, how is everything going with you?
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Example
¡Hola, Carlos! ¿Cómo te va?
Hello, Carlos! How is it going?
¿Cómo te va en tu nuevo trabajo?
How is it going at your new job?
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