but:¿Qué haces esta noche? What are you doing tonight?
¿En qué consiste la verdad? What does truth consist of?12.3¿Cuándo?
¿Cuándo nació usted? When were you born?
No sé cuándo salió. I don’t know when he/she left.12.4¿Cuánto?/¡Cuánto!
Cuánto is used both as a pronoun and as an adjective:¿Cuánto vale?
How much does it cost?¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?¡Cuánto lo siento!
I’m so sorry!¡Cuántas horas llevo esperando!
What a long time I’ve been waiting!
Pregúntale cuántos quiere.
Ask him/her how many he/she wants.12.5¿Dónde?/¿Adónde?
Adónde (a+dónde) is used when the meaning is ‘where to’ (‘whither’). Dónde also
combines with certain other prepositions.¿Dónde estabais? (see 39.1) Where were you?
¿Adónde vas? Where are you going (to)?
¿Por dónde pasó? Where did it go through?12.6¿Para qué?/¿Por qué?
Por qué (note that this is written as two words) and para qué both correspond to
English ‘why’: their use follows that of por and para (see 25.1.22–25.1.23), por qué
enquiring about cause and para qué enquiring about purpose:¿Por qué tardastes tanto en llegar?
Why (= for what reason) did you take so long to get here?¿Para qué sirve este aparato?
What is this gadget for (= what is its purpose)?INTERROGATIVE AND EXCLAMATORY FORMS 12.3