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Collocation

How do you two know each other?

Interrogative + aux + subject + verb + reciprocal pronoun B2 Interrogative + aux + subject + verb + reciprocal pronoun

A common question used to ask about the origin or nature of the relationship between two people.

How do you two know each other?: A common question used to ask about the origin or nature of the relationship between two pe…

Definition

'How do you two know each other?' is a common English collocation. A common question used to ask about the origin or nature of the relationship between two people.

How + auxiliary verb (do/did) + plural subject (e.g., you two, they) + know + each other?

“How do you two know each other?”

Examples

  • Wait, you two have been friends for years? How do you two know each other?
  • I've always wondered, how do you two know each other from way back?
  • They seemed so familiar. How did they two know each other so well?
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  • At the party, someone asked, 'How do you two know each other? Your stories are so different!'
  • After they started talking, I couldn't help but ask, 'How do you two know each other?'
  • You're both from the same small town. How do you two know each other, then?
  • She introduced them, but I think they'd met before. 'How did you two know each other?' I questioned.
  • I saw them laughing together and thought, 'How do you two know each other, you look like old friends!'
  • It was funny, I was about to ask 'How do you two know each other?' when they hugged.
  • When I saw them chatting so comfortably, the first thing that came to mind was, 'How do you two know each other?'

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