Forming questions with qué in Spanish = what (LatAm)

Questions with "qué" in Spanish

Here are three ways to ask the question what? using ¿qué? in Spanish.

1.     Qué [verbo] = what [verb]

2.     Qué [ser] = what [to be]

Note that when you use qué + [ser] you are asking for a meaning or definition: what is it?

3.     Qué [nombre] = what/which [noun]

Note that you use qué followed by a noun to say what/which when you do not limit the responses by offering a specific range of possible responses. When there is a specific range of answers to choose from and the question is asking which "of those" you may also use "cuál + singular noun" and "cuáles + plural noun". For example:

For more detail on this use of cuál/cuáles see Using cuál in Spanish followed by a noun in interrogative sentences