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| 1. What is an Interrogative Adjective? | 2. Examples of Interrogative Adjectives |
| 3. Interrogative Adjectives Grammar | |
Definition of Interrogative Adjectives
| An interrogative adjective is one of the question words and expressions used with a noun such as which, what, how much and how many; for example, Which shirt are you going to wear? ; How much time have we got? |
| In Spanish the interrogative adjective are que (meaning which or what) and cuanto/cuanta/cuantos/cuantas (meaning how much/ how many). Note that like all other Spanish questions words. que and cuanto have accents on them. |
Examples of where to Use Interrogative Adjectives
| que? (meaning which? or what?) doesn't change for the feminine and plural forms. | |
| Which book do you like best? | Que libor te gusta mas? |
| What king of dictionary do you need? | Que clase de diccionario necesitas? |
| What instruments do you play? | Que instrumentos tocas? |
| What offers have you received? | Que ofertas has recibido? |
| Note that with gente (meaning people), which is a feminine singular noun, cuanta must be used. | |
| How many people came? | Cuanta gente ha venido? |
TIP: Don't forget to add the opening upside-down question mark in Spanish Questions. |
In English we can say, Tell me what time it is, He asked me how much sugar there was and i don't know which dress to choose to express doubt, report a question, or ask a Question in a roundabout or indirect way. in Spanish you can use que and cuanto/cuanta/cuantos/cuantas in the same way.
| I don't know which dress to choose. | No se que vestido escoger. |
| I don't know what time she arrived. | No es a que hora llego. |
| Tell me how many postcards you'd like. | Dime cuantas postales quieres. |
