However, when the interrogative word itself is the subject, or modifies the
subject, Spanish like English does not invert word order:¿Quien ha hecho esto? Who has done this?
¿Cuánta gente asistió? How many people attended?See also 28.6.Spanish interrogative words
Both indirect and direct questions, other than ‘yes/no’ questions, contain
(usually at the beginning) one of the interrogative words listed in Table
27.1. They always carry a written accent.Table 27.1 Spanish interrogative words¿qué? what/which?
¿cuál/cuáles? which one/s?
¿quién/quiénes? who/whom?
¿de quién? whose?
¿cuándo? when?
¿dónde? where?
¿cómo? how?
¿cuánto/cuánta/cuántos/ how much/how many?
cuántas?
¿por qué? why?Qué ‘what’Spanish quécan function either as a pronoun or an adjective.
As a pronoun it can only be used with reference to things and neverwith
reference to persons:
¿Qué vais [SP] a ver en el What are you going to see at
cine? the cinema?27.2.127.2
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