Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns Flashcards

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what are the most common interrogatives ?

A

adjectives and pronouns - all interrogatives are questions.

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do interrogatives change their form?

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When being used as an interrogative (used to ask a question) they gain an accent.

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When ?

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¿Cuándo?

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Where ? (Position)

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¿Dónde?

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Where to ? (Destination)

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¿Adónde?

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How?

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¿Cómo?

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Why?

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¿Por que?

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When are you coming back?

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¿Cuándo vuelves?

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I don’t know when

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No se cuando

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Does ‘cuanto’ change it’s form when it’s a pronoun ?

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No
Eg. ¿Cuánto cuestan? - how much do they cost?

However, it must agree with its gender and plural
Eg. ¿Cuántos años tienes?

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When should we use ‘qué’ VS ‘cual’ or ‘cuales’ ?

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To ask ‘what’ we use qué
To ask ‘which’ we use cuál or cuáles (when plural)

However, when we need an adjective we use ‘qué’ also. Eg. Qué respuesta - which answer

*although cual has a plural form, que does not

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Whom

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A quién

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Whose

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De quién

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Who ?

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¿Quién?

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Who (plural) ?

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¿Quiénes?

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How can interrogatives be used (as well as question words) ?

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To make exclamations
E.g how boring is he! - ¡cuánto me aburre!
Eg. What! It’s not possible! - ¡qué! ¡No es posible!

*notice they keep their accents when used in this way