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—¿Cuál prefieres, la azul o la verde? —La verde.
—Which do you prefer, the blue one or the green one? —The green one.
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Why every word is where it is
—¿Cuál1pronounwhichsing.prefieres2verbdo you preferpreferir · present · 2nd sing.,la3determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteazul4adjectiveblue (one)sing.oconjunctionorladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteverde4adjectivegreen (one)sing.?—Ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteverdeadjectivegreen (one)sing..
- prefieres → Cuál: prefers which?
- la → azul: la + colour = the … one
- la → verde: la + colour = the … one
- La → verde: la verde = the green one
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Cuál…? = which one, choosing between options. Questions and negation →
- 2preferir: e → ie, prefieres. Present tense: stem-changing verbs (e → ie, o → ue, e → i, u → ue) →
- 3Article + colour, with no noun = "the … one": la azul (la camisa azul). Articles: el, la, un, una; al and del →
- 4azul and verde are the same for both genders; plural azules, verdes. Describing nouns: adjective agreement and modifiers →
Variations
- —¿Cuál prefiere, la negra o la blanca? —La negra.
- —¿Cuál te gusta más, el rojo o el gris? —El gris.