Should ı use cual only with verbs or can ı use cual with names too?

Question

for example ? can write cual es tu trabajo? or cuales son tus favoritas? but ? wonder can ? write them n this way cual trabajo prefieres mas? dentista o medico?

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to the Q & A forum!

This may not be an official rule, but I learned from experience to use "cual" mainly when it's followed by a version of "ser."

¿Cuál es.......?

¿Cuáles son.......?

However, I know that you can also use "cual" when giving someone an option between two things, such as you did in your example.

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Cuál is used to suggest a selection or choice from among a group:

¿Cuál miras? Which one are you looking at? But, ¿Qué miras? What are you looking at? ¿Cuál prefieres? Which one do you prefer? But, ¿Qué prefieres? What do you prefer? ¿Cuáles quieres? Which ones do you want? But, ¿Qué quieres? What do you want? ¿Cuál es el más caro? Which is the most expensive? ¿Cuáles son los más caros? Which are the most expensive?