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Spanish question words such as quién, cuándo, and dónde translate simply and smoothly between English and Spanish, not so for qué vs cuál. Understandably, qué and cuál are challenging because their English equivalents ‘what’ and ‘which’ aren’t straightforward either.
14 Σεπ 2024 · Accent marks can change the meaning of your message in Spanish, and qué and cuál are good examples. Luckily, understanding the difference is simple. In Spanish, we write qué and cuál (or cuáles) with an accent when we’re asking a question. For example: ¿Qué estás haciendo? / What are you doing?
In Spanish we use qué + ser to ask for definitions and explanations, while cuál + ser is used to ask for a specific name or identity. With this in mind, cuál sometimes translates to which one when used with the verb ser.
What's the difference between qué and cuál? When do you use qué and cuál in Spanish? When Do We Use Qué? We use qué: In front of a noun, verb, or verb phrase when we do not give any options to choose from. Often, we are asking an open-ended question that can be answered any way the speaker chooses. ¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?
2 Ιουν 2024 · Cuál means ‘what’ when used to ask about personal information, such as name, address, email, phone number, etc. It means ‘which’ when asking for people’s preferences from a group of things.
18 Ιαν 2023 · Asking someone to choose using Qué has two options, the first is when you present a broad or undefined group to choose from (What), almost like an open-ended or generic question, in which case you should formulate it as follows: [Qué + verb + complement] For example: Broad group: food. ¿ Qué debo comer para ganar músculo?
19 Σεπ 2024 · Qué and cuál can both be translated to English as “what” or “which,” which makes the distinction between these two a challenging one. However, each one pairs up with specific words to express different questions.
