Y tu or y te?

Question

Shouldn't y Tu, be y te, given that te is reflexive, yourself. Why is it y Tu?

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Jan 5, 2017

Answer 1

It's because "tú" is the subject pronoun and "te" is the direct/indirect/reflexive pronoun.

In English they are all "you." In Spanish they are different. In the sentence, "And you?" "You" is a subject pronoun--subject of the unstated verb "are."

This is why you use the subject pronoun "tú" in Spanish.

There is no "reflexive" usage here.

It seems you need a clear explanation of what "reflexive verbs are." Here's a link to an article written by Moderator Ray76.

Link to understanding Reflexive verbs and pronouns

:) - ian-hill, Jan 4, 2017

As I recall you have some great information on that thread as well. :) Thanks. - rac1, Jan 4, 2017

Answer 2

I think it is because it is a shorter way of saying (to use the example of "how are you") "¿Cómo estás (tú)?". The word "te" is not mentioned in that sentence - we do not say "¿Cómo te estás?" - therefore, the word "te" is also not used in the question "¿Y tú?". This is just a guess though!