"¿Dónde nació usted?"

Question

Is "¿Dónde nació usted?" a grammatically correct way of asking "Where were you born?", in a more polite manner?

Answer 1

¿Dónde nació usted? is a more polite way of asking, 'where were you born', however I think that it would be fine without 'usted'.

I would say usted - Dakie, Dec 22, 2010

I think you almost always include 'usted' if you're asking a question in the formal second person. - RommpinCrab, Dec 22, 2010

I agree with Dakie. Using "Ud." is a formal way of speaking. When using Tú (tutear), it´s informal so "Tú" can be omitted - 005faa61, Dec 22, 2010

Answer 2

It is correct. Also, more naturally sounding, you can say:

¿Dónde nació?

Thanks very much! I'm sorry I didn't mark you as the answer... - pieman34, Dec 22, 2010

Answer 3

Thanks very much to both of you! You both answered my question perfectly. Now, I can't decide who to mark as an "answer."

Who was the first one? ;) you're welcome! - Gocika, Dec 22, 2010

It says both were "5 min ago" so...i don't know. Sorry. - pieman34, Dec 22, 2010

You have given them both a vote so all is ok I think. - kenwilliams, Dec 22, 2010