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How come some sources state that formal form of How are you?" is ¿Cómo está? and ohters use ¿Cóma está usted? is there any difference? Thank you!

Answer 1

Lol no, both forms are the same... adding Usted is like saying sir/ma'am. está is the usted form of the verb "¿comó está?", adding usted is redundant and just adds emphasis...you would say this if u want to make sure you are being understood as respectful.

Answer 2

Está is the second person formal where estás would be familiar. I don't think usted is mandatory. Anyone please correct me if I am wrong.

Answer 3

Tú (informal) - You

Usted (formal) - You sometimes abbrev. as just Ud.

Therefore, your question "Cómo está?" is "How are you?"... but "Cómo esta usted?" is just a reinforcement of the YOU, which still means "How are you?"

Similarly, "Cómo estás?" is what you would use to a friend or person of your same age (typically)... The reinforcement of the YOU for this would be "Cómo estás tú?" as stated above.

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