Why Cuáles and not Cuál?

Question

For the question "What are your favorites?" the Google translation is: "¿Cuáles son tus favoritos?" Why Cuáles and not Cuál?

Answer 1

Cuáles is the plural form of cuál.

Your question asks for a reply in the plural. You asked "What are you favourites." Both "are" and "favourites" indicate a need to use cuál in the plural.

I hope this is some help to you.

Moe.

Answer 2

¿Cuál es tu favorito? = Which is your favorite? ¿Cuáles son tus favoritos? = Which are your favorite?

Hope this helps "patkendavido"...

Answer 3

"Cuáles" is for plural words, such as favorites, where as cual refers to singular objects like, ¿Cuál es la fecha?

Answer 4

Because favorites is plural, therefore cuáles must be plural.

Answer 5

Presumably because your answer is expected to be in the plural.