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Aggettivi interrogativi
When asking someone to make a choice between two or more things in Italian, you need an interrogative adjective.
Per esempio…
| Quale film vuoi vedere? | Which movie do you want to see? | |
| Che corsi stai seguendo? | What classes are you taking? |
Characteristics of interrogative adjectives
- Used in place of an article, not with one
- Placed directly in front of a noun
- May need to agree with the noun in gender and number
Italian interrogative adjectives
1) Che
Che (which, what) is invariable – it can be used with masculine, feminine, singular, and plural nouns.
Per esempio…
| Che ore sono? | What time is it? | |
| Che giornali leggi? | Which newspapers do you read? |
2) Quale
Quale (which, what) is the singular form for both masculine and feminine nouns, and quali is the plural form.
Per esempio…
| Quale libro vuoi? | Which book do you want? | |
| Quali animali hai visto? | What animals did you see? |
2) Quanto
Quanto (how many/much) has the full set of masculine, feminine, singular, and plural forms.
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Masculine | quanto | quanti | ||
| Feminine | quanta | quante |
Per esempio…
| Quanto tempo c’è? | How much time is there? | |
| Quanti bambini avete? | How many kids do you have? |
Beyond questions
Despite the name, interrogative adjectives are not limited to questions.
Per esempio…
| Non so quale camicia comprare. | I don’t know which shirt to buy. | |
| Non mi ha detto a che ora arriverà. | He didn’t tell me what time he’s arriving. |
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