The question word: Quel (which, what)
Quel Quel means “which” or “what” and is used to ask questions Quel comes before the noun it describes Quel is an adjective and follows the rules of adjective agreement
QUEL You’ve already seen “quel” in these questions… –Quelle heure est-il? –Quel jour est-ce? –Tu as quel âge? –Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?
Quel MasculineFeminine Singular quel quelle Plural quels quelles
QUEL What do these questions say? –Tu préfères quel coiffeur? _________________________________? –Quelle femme d’affaires voyage beaucoup? __________________________________? –Quelles couleurs est-ce que tu préfères? ___________________________________? –Quels cafés est-ce que tu aimes? ___________________________________?
“Quel” before “être” “Quel” and any of its forms can come before the verb “être”. (“Quel” must agree with the NOUN AFTER “être”.) –Quelle est la profession de tes parents? _____________________________________? –Quel est ton fast-food préféré? _____________________________________? –Quelles sont tes glaces favorites? _____________________________________?