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How to Say ‘How did you get here?’ in French

Tu es venu comment ?

tyoo eh vuh-NOO koh-MAHN

[tyoo eh vuh-NOO koh-MAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting comment "how" at the end is everyday spoken French. Formal French would say Comment es-tu venu ?

Phrase Breakdown

Tu es venu

tyoo eh vuh-NOO

You came

The past tense of 'venir', formed with 'être'. In speech it often sounds like 't'es venu': 'tay vuh-NOO'.

Example

Tu es venu seul ?

Did you come alone?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

[eh]

did (auxiliary)

Form of 'être' used as a helper verb to form the past tense.

Example

Tu es arrivée hier.

You arrived yesterday.

venu

[vuh-NOO]

come

Past participle of 'venir', to come.

Example

Il est venu en train.

He came by train.

comment ?

koh-MAHN

how?

Putting 'comment' at the end is typical of casual spoken questions. Say 'ko-MON', with a rising tone.

Example

Tu rentres comment ?

How are you getting home?

Words in this phrase

comment

[koh-MAHN]

how / what like

Question word; after 'être' it asks what something is like.

Example

Elle est comment, ta maison ?

What is your house like?

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