Interrogative adjectives are used to ask questions about nouns, specifically to inquire about which or what kind of noun someone is referring to. They help to specify or clarify the identity of a noun in a question.
In French, the main interrogative adjectives are:
- Quel – This is the most common interrogative adjective and means “which” or “what” in English. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
- Quel (masculine singular) – used before a masculine singular noun.
- Example: Quel livre veux-tu lire ? (Which book do you want to read?)
- Quelle (feminine singular) – used before a feminine singular noun.
- Example: Quelle couleur préfères-tu ? (What color do you prefer?)
- Quels (masculine plural) – used before a masculine plural noun.
- Example: Quels films as-tu vus ? (Which movies have you seen?)
- Quelles (feminine plural) – used before a feminine plural noun.
- Example: Quelles chansons aimes-tu ? (What songs do you like?)
- Quel (masculine singular) – used before a masculine singular noun.
Usage Tips:
- Quel is used to ask for specific information about a particular noun, often to choose from a set of options or to clarify which one is meant.
- It is always placed before the noun it modifies and must agree in gender and number with that noun.
By using interrogative adjectives, you can make more precise and contextually relevant questions in French.