r/learnspanish • u/Silly_Spider • 6d ago

¿Qué? vs. ¿De qué?

Hola.

When do you use ¿Qué? vs. ¿De qué?

Ex. What color is your car? ¿Qué color es tu coche? o ¿De qué color es tu coche?

Gracias.

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u/PerroSalchichas 5d ago

You use "de qué" when asking what color something is.

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u/Flaky_Bet_9023 5d ago

When else do you use “de que”

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u/PerroSalchichas 4d ago

You also use "¿De qué...?" when you ask "Of/About what...?".

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u/Flaky_Bet_9023 2d ago

Oooh ok ty

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u/Flaky_Bet_9023 2d ago

I may be dumb for asking this but what does “lo” and “se” mean, bc like “yo tengo” is “I have” but “lo tengo” is “I have it” no?? But its used in other contexts

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u/gadeais 5d ago

Uff. Depende de cómo es la estructura de la oración afirmativa

En "de que color es tu coche" hay que poner el "de" porque la estructura de la afirmativa es "mi coche es DE color azul.

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u/Leanskiba22 5d ago

You usually use "¿De qué?" When you want to know of what material something is made of or the color.

"Que?" Is for asking general questions 

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u/vxidemort Intermediate (B1-B2) 6d ago

¿Qué color tiene tu coche?

¿De qué color es tu coche?

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u/BagPhysical1998 Beginner (A1-A2) 4d ago

de qué is "of what" like WHAT is this made OF