| 16.3 cuál |
| Examples cuál (which) adjectival |
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cuál hombre has visto? =
Which
man did you see? (personal direct object [acusativo] with a, singular) (¿Qué hombre has visto? * ) = no personal direct object [acusativo] with a when asking Qué? |
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¿A cuál
hombre se lo has dado? = Which man
did you give it? (indirect object [dativo], singular) (¿A qué hombre lo has dado? *) = a is used also when forming the indirect object [dativo] with qué |
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¿A cuáles
hombres has visto? = Which men did
you see? (personal direct object [acusativo] with a, singular) (¿Qué hombres has visto? *) = no personal direct object [acusativo] with a when asking Qué? |
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¿A cuáles hombres
se lo has dado? = Which men
did you give it to? (indirect object [dativo], singular) (¿A que hombres lo has dado? *) = a is used also when forming the indirect object [dativo] with qué |
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¿De cuál
hombre lo recibiste? = From which
man did you receive it? (with preposition, singular) (¿De qué hombre lo reicibiste? *) = with preposition, singular |
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¿Para cuál
hombre lo has hecho? = For which
man did you do it? (with preposition, singular) (¿Para qué hombre lo has hecho? *) = preposition, singular |
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¿Cuál
casa te gusta más? = Which
house do you like more? (basic form [nominativo], singular) (¿Qué casa te gusta más? *) = basic form [nominativo], singular |
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¿Cuáles
casas te gustan más? = Which
houses do you like best? (basic form [nominativo], plural) (¿Qué casas te gustan más? *) = basic form [nomintativo], singular |
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¿Cuál
perro te gusta más? = Which
dog do you like more? (basic form [nominativo], singular) (¿Qué perro te gusta más? *) = basic form [nominativo], singular |
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¿Cuáles
perros te gustan más? = Which
dogs do you like more? (basic form [nominativo], plural) (¿Qué perros te gustan más? *) = basic form [nominativo], singular |
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*
interrogatives are used adjectival cuál,
cuáles are in competition with qué.
In Latin America cuál es preferred, in Spain
qué
is used.
| Example cuál (which) substantival |
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¿Cuál te gusta más? = Which one do you like best? | ||
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¿Cuáles te gustan más? = Which one you like best? (plural) | ||
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¿Cuál de estos reconoces? = Which one do you recognise? | ||
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¿Cuáles de estos reconoces? = Which ones do you recognise? | ||
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¿Cuál quieres? = Which one do you like (want)? | ||
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¿Cuál es la que quieres? = Which on is it that you like (want)? | ||
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¿Cuál de las dos quieres? = Which on of the two do you like (want)? | ||
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