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¿Dónde? means “Where?” ¿Adónde? means “To where?”
Thus, dónde asks for a location, while adónde asks for a destination.

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¿Dónde está la biblioteca?
Where is the library?

¿Adónde va Raúl?
Where is Raul going?
(Literally: To where goes Raul?)

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¿De dónde? means “From where?”

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¿De dónde es Gerardo?
Where is Gerardo from?

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¿Cómo? means “How?”

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¿Cómo está usted?
How are you?

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¿Cuál? and ¿Cuáles? mean “What?” or “Which?”

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¿Cuál es tu nombre?
What is your name?

¿Cuáles son tus libros favoritos?
What (Which) are your favorite books?

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¿Cuándo? means “When?”

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¿Cuándo van a ir ustedes?
When are you-all going to go?

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¿Cuánto(-a)? means “How much?”

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¿Cuánto dinero gana Eduardo?
How much money does Eduardo earn?

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¿Cuántos(-as)? means “How many?”

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¿Cuántas chicas hay en la clase?
How many girls are there in the class?

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¿Qué? means “What?”

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¿Qué es la libertad?
What is liberty?

¿Qué estudias?
What do you study?

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¿De qué? means “About what?” or “Of what?”

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¿De qué material es la pluma?
What is the pen made of?
Literally: Of what material is the pen?

¿De qué hablan ustedes?
What are you-all talking about?
Literally: Of what do you-all speak?

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¿Quién(-es)? means “Who?”

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¿Quién es Gregorio?
Who is Gregorio?

¿Quiénes son esos chicos?
Who are those boys?

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¿A quién(-es)? means “Whom?”

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¿A quién buscas?
For whom are you looking?

¿A quiénes vas a dar tantos libros?
To whom are you going to give so many books?

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¿Con quién(-es)? means “With whom?”

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¿Con quién hablo?
With whom am I speaking?

¿Con quiénes estudia Mario?
With whom does Mario study?

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¿De quién(-es)? means “Whose?”

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¿De quién es aquel sombrero?
Whose hat is that?

¿De quiénes son estas monedas?
Whose coins are these?

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¿Por qué? means “Why? (for what reason)”

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¿Por qué estudias español?
For what reason do you study Spanish?

Possible answer:

Porque es un requisito.
Because it’s required.

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¿Para qué? means “Why? (for what purpose)”

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¿Para qué estudias español?
For what purpose do you study Spanish?

Possible answer:

Para ser profesor de español.
In order to become a Spanish teacher.

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When used with the verb ser, cuál and qué can both mean “what,” but they are not interchangeable. Cuál is more common, and is used to indicate a selection, or choice of possibilities. Qué is used to elicit a definition or an explanation.

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¿Cuál es la capital de España?
What is the capital of Spain?

¿Qué es la capital?
What is the (definition of) capital?

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Possessive adjectives are used to show ownership.

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Here are all of the possessive adjectives:

mi(s)
my

tu(s)
your (fam. sing.)

su(s)
his, her, your (formal), their

nuestro(-a, -os, -as)
our

vuestro(-a, -os, -as)
your (fam. pl.)

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Su has four meanings: his, her, their and your (formal).

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María busca a su hermana.
María is looking for her sister.

Juan busca a su hermana.
Juan is looking for his sister.

Ellos buscan a su hermana.
They are looking for their sister.

Su madre busca a su hermana.
Your mother is looking for your sister.

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Note that these possessive adjectives are not used with articles of clothing or body parts. Rather, the definite article is used.

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Me gusta el vestido nuevo.
I like my new dress

Me duele el brazo.
My arm hurts.