You might be a beginner or have been learning French for a while and you’re still unsure about the correct French interrogative expression for ‘what’ or ‘which’. Que, quoi, quel(s), quelle(s) or qu’est-ce que (qui) ? Which one should you use?
1. Quel(le)
There are 2 ways to use quel:
a) With a noun to express “what” or “which”
A noun needs to follow after the interrogative words quel, quels, quelle or quelles (masculine & feminine, singular & plural).
Examples:
Quels enfants vont jouer au foot aujourd’hui ? = Which children are going to play soccer today?
Voici la liste des chansons. Quelle chanson française tu préfères ? = Here is the song list. Which French song do you prefer?
Quel livre est-ce que tu lis ? = What book are you reading?
Quel animal vois-tu ? = What animal do you see?
Quel animal est-ce que tu vois ? = What animal do you see?
b) With the verb être (to be) to express “what is”
Quel(le) can also be used directly with the verb être (to be).
Examples:
Quelle est votre destination ? = What is your destination? (Note that it is still an interrogative adjective and must agree with the noun).
Quel est votre problème ? = What’s your problem?
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