come fa a

how can ...?

→ come
phrase Uncommon #16,151
how can ...? Used to ask how someone or something is able to do something, often expressing surprise or disbelief. It is followed by an infinitive.
IT: Come fa a sapere il mio nome?
EN: How can he know my name?

Ma quello è il Papa, come fa a dimettersi?

But that's the Pope, how can he resign?

— La vita va così (2025)

Come fa a fare il brodo?

How does he make broth?

— Tampopo (1985)

Come fa a reggere?

How does it hold up?

— L'attimo fuggente (1989)

Come fa a vedere qualcosa?

How does he see anything?

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Ma come fa a ridere quando è teso?

But how can he laugh when he's tense?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Come fa a capire la differenza?

How do you tell the difference?

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Come fa a saperlo lei?

How do you know that?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

E lei come fa a saperlo?

And how does she know?

— Hollywood, Vermont (2000)

Come fa a esserne sicuro?

How can you be sure?

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Come fa a non essere vietato?

How is it not banned?

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Come fa a tornare da sola?

How does it get back on its own?

— Queen (2014)

Ma come fa a dirlo?

But how can he say that?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Allora come fa a dire--?

Then how can you say...?

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Come fa a bere il brodo?

How does he drink the broth?

— Tampopo (1985)

Ora come fa a mostrare loro il vero Ippolit?

Now how does he show them the real Ippolit?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Come fa a fare tutto?

How do they manage to do everything?

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)

Come fa a respirare senza maschera?

How can you breathe without a mask?

— Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere (2025)

Come fa a colpire il centro esatto?

How does it hit the exact bullseye?

— The Host (2006)

Come fa a non capirlo Sam Wilson?

How can Sam Wilson not understand this?

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Come fa a saperlo?

How does he know?

— Departures (2008)