Pero "¿Cuál es tu nombre?"

Janice N.A2Kwiziq community member

Pero "¿Cuál es tu nombre?"

cuál/cuáles is that the latter is asking about something specific from a predetermined group of items.

Names are a predetermined group of items?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "What vs Which in Spanish: qué vs cuál + verb"

Asked 2 years ago

Marcos G.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

We use cuál when we have the verb ser. “Cuál es…” “Cuáles son…” The rule about a predetermined list of items doesn’t apply here. (Might only be a Mexican usage).

Like02 years ago

Janice N. asked:

Pero "¿Cuál es tu nombre?"

cuál/cuáles is that the latter is asking about something specific from a predetermined group of items.

Names are a predetermined group of items?

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