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| - There are several determiners, pronouns, and adverbs which signal a question. Cual is a determiner and a pronoun meaning "which" or "what":
* Tu veni de cual pais? — What country do you come from?
* Cual fenetras es rompeda? — Which windows are broken?
* Cual pinta tu prefere? — Which paint do you prefer? (uncountable)
* Cual tu gusta? – Which do you like?
* Cual tu prefere, la rojas o la verdes? — Which do you prefer, the reds or the greens?
* Cual libro tu leje? = Tu leje cual libro? — Which book are you reading? You are reading which book? Ce (cual cosa) is a pronoun meaning "what", refering only to things:
* Ce es en la caxa? — What is in the box?
* Vos prefere ce? – You prefer what?
* Ce es acel musica fea? = Acel musica fea es ce? — What is this ugly music? This ugly music is what? Ci (cual person) is a pronoun meaning who or whom, refering only to persons:
* Ci vole es un milionor? — Who wants to be a millionaire?
* Tu vade a la sinema con ci? - You are going to the movies with whom?
* Ci es tu autor prefereda? = Tu autor prefereda es ci? — Who is your prefered author? Your prefered author is who?
* De ci es esta auto? = Esta auto es de ci? - Whose is this car? This car is whose? Cuando (a cual tempo, en cual tempo) is an adverb meaning "when":
* Cuando nos va come? — When are we going to eat?
* Cuando tu dormi? = Tu dormi cuando? — When do you sleep? You sleep when? Do (a cual loca, en cual loca) is an adverb meaning "where":
* Do es la can? — Where's the dog?
* Do es nos? = Nos es do? — Where are we? We are where? Como (en cual modo) is an adverb meaning "how":
* Como nos parla? — How do we speak?
* Como tu conose me nom? — How do you know my name?
* Nos parla como? = Como nos parla - We speak how? How do we speak? Cuanto (cual cuantia) is a determiner and adverb meaning "how":
* Cuanto casas es en tu strada? — How many houses are on your street?
* Cuanto pan tu pote come? — How much bread can you eat?
* Cuanto tu ia compra? — How many/much did you buy?
* Cuanto la orolojo costa? — How much does the watch cost?
* Cuanto tu desira esta torta? — How much do you want this cake? Per ce (par cual causa, per cual razona, con cual intende) is an adverb meaning "why":
* Per ce tu core? = Tu core per ce? — Why do you run? Why are you running?
* Per ce Juan ia departe? = Juan ia departe per ce? – Why did John leave? John left why?
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