Why in the below two sentences do the pronouns come after the conjugated verb?
¿Consideran ustedes que está en lo correcto?
¿Consideras tú que España y el Papa deberían pedir perdón por la conquista de América hace 500 años, y por qué?
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Sign up to join this communityIn questions, the standard order is to place the pronouns —actually really just the subject— after the verb.
If there is an interrogative word (like dónde, cuándo, etc), this is almost universal, although the Caribbean is well known for often placing the pronoun between the interrogative and the verb. Either way is perfectly grammatically fine (although the Caribbean way sounds a bit funny to me) and doesn't imply any change of meaning.
In a binary (yes/no) question, the change in order tends to imply a slight change in meaning. Taking your first question: