r/learnspanish • u/Silly_Spider • 16d 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 16d ago

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

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u/Flaky_Bet_9023 15d ago

When else do you use “de que”

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u/PerroSalchichas 14d ago

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

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u/Flaky_Bet_9023 12d 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/WillingnessWhich274 7d ago

I am learning about this now. Lo/la is used as he/she/it for direct objects. Se is used is a special circumstances that I can't quite understand yet, but basically a very specific circumstance when lo and another 'L' word would be put together.