Pero "¿Cuál es tu nombre?"

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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?

Asked 10 months ago
MarcosC1Kwiziq Q&A regular 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).

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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