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Las palabras interrogativas<\/h2>\r\n

You learned question words in M\u00f3dulo 3<\/strong>. You will remember that all question words carry an accent.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t
\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfad\u00f3nde?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\tto where?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfc\u00f3mo?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\thow?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfcu\u00e1l(es)?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\twhich?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfcu\u00e1ndo?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\twhen?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfcu\u00e1nto\/a?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\thow much?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfcu\u00e1ntos\/as?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\thow many?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfde d\u00f3nde?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\tfrom where?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfd\u00f3nde?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\twhere?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfpor qu\u00e9?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\twhy?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfqu\u00e9?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\twhat?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
\u00bfqui\u00e9n(es)?<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\twho?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

When forming a question, the interrogative (question word) is usually placed in front of the verb.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfD\u00f3nde<\/strong> vas a estudiar?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWhere<\/em><\/strong> are you going to study?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
\u00bfPor qu\u00e9<\/strong> buscas un nuevo trabajo?<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/em>Why<\/em><\/strong> are looking for a new job?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

Qu\u00e9 y Cu\u00e1l<\/h2>\r\n

There are two ways to express which?<\/em> and what?<\/em><\/p>\r\n

When asking which<\/em>, use cu\u00e1l<\/strong> in front of a verb or the preposition de<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfCu\u00e1l <\/strong>prefiere, esta compa\u00f1\u00eda o la otra?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWhich do you prefer, this company or the other?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
\u00bfCu\u00e1l <\/strong>de los trabajos paga m\u00e1s?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWhich<\/em><\/strong> of the jobs pays more?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

When asking what<\/em>, use cu\u00e1l<\/strong> with the verb ser<\/strong>. (The only exception is \u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto?<\/strong> and \u00bfQu\u00e9 son estos?<\/strong>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfCu\u00e1l <\/strong>es su direcci\u00f3n?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWhat<\/em><\/strong> is your address?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

Use qu\u00e9<\/strong> with all other verbs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfQu\u00e9 <\/strong>haces en tu tiempo libre?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWhat <\/em><\/strong>do you do in your free time?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

Qu\u00e9<\/strong> is always used in front of a noun and can translate to either which<\/em> or what.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfQu\u00e9 <\/strong>trabajo te gusta m\u00e1s?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWhich<\/em><\/strong> job do you like more?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
\u00bfQu\u00e9<\/strong> experiencia tienes?<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/em>What <\/em><\/strong>experience do you have?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

Las palabras interrogativas<\/h2>\n

You learned question words in M\u00f3dulo 3<\/strong>. You will remember that all question words carry an accent.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfad\u00f3nde?<\/td>\nto where?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfc\u00f3mo?<\/td>\nhow?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfcu\u00e1l(es)?<\/td>\nwhich?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfcu\u00e1ndo?<\/td>\nwhen?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfcu\u00e1nto\/a?<\/td>\nhow much?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfcu\u00e1ntos\/as?<\/td>\nhow many?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfde d\u00f3nde?<\/td>\nfrom where?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfd\u00f3nde?<\/td>\nwhere?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfpor qu\u00e9?<\/td>\nwhy?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfqu\u00e9?<\/td>\nwhat?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfqui\u00e9n(es)?<\/td>\nwho?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When forming a question, the interrogative (question word) is usually placed in front of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfD\u00f3nde<\/strong> vas a estudiar?<\/td>\nWhere<\/em><\/strong> are you going to study?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfPor qu\u00e9<\/strong> buscas un nuevo trabajo?<\/em><\/td>\nWhy<\/em><\/strong> are looking for a new job?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Qu\u00e9 y Cu\u00e1l<\/h2>\n

There are two ways to express which?<\/em> and what?<\/em><\/p>\n

When asking which<\/em>, use cu\u00e1l<\/strong> in front of a verb or the preposition de<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfCu\u00e1l <\/strong>prefiere, esta compa\u00f1\u00eda o la otra?<\/td>\nWhich do you prefer, this company or the other?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfCu\u00e1l <\/strong>de los trabajos paga m\u00e1s?<\/td>\nWhich<\/em><\/strong> of the jobs pays more?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

When asking what<\/em>, use cu\u00e1l<\/strong> with the verb ser<\/strong>. (The only exception is \u00bfQu\u00e9 es esto?<\/strong> and \u00bfQu\u00e9 son estos?<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfCu\u00e1l <\/strong>es su direcci\u00f3n?<\/td>\nWhat<\/em><\/strong> is your address?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Use qu\u00e9<\/strong> with all other verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 <\/strong>haces en tu tiempo libre?<\/td>\nWhat <\/em><\/strong>do you do in your free time?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Qu\u00e9<\/strong> is always used in front of a noun and can translate to either which<\/em> or what.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9 <\/strong>trabajo te gusta m\u00e1s?<\/td>\nWhich<\/em><\/strong> job do you like more?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfQu\u00e9<\/strong> experiencia tienes?<\/em><\/td>\nWhat <\/em><\/strong>experience do you have?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-649","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":641,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":949,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/649\/revisions\/949"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/641"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/649\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=649"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=649"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}