Interrogative adjectives - Easy Learning Grammar Italian
An interrogative adjective is a question word such as which, what or how much
that is used when asking about a noun, for example: Which colour?; What size?;
How much sugar?
- In Italian the interrogative adjectives are che, quale and quanto.
- che and quale are used to ask which or what:
- Use che or quale with singular nouns.
| Che giorno è oggi? | What day is it today? |
| A che ora ti alzi? | What time do you get up at? |
| Quale tipo vuoi? | What kind do you want? |
| Per quale squadra tifi? | Which team do you support? |
- Use che or quali with plural nouns.
| Che gusti preferisci? | Which flavours do you like best? |
| Quali programmi hai? | What plans have you got? |
- Use quanto with masculine nouns and quanta with feminine nouns to ask how much.
| Quanto pane hai comprato? | How much bread did you buy? |
| Quanta minestra vuoi? | How much soup do you want? |
- Use quanti with masculine nouns and quante with feminine nouns to ask how many.
| Quanti bicchieri ci sono? | How many glasses are there? |
| Quante uova vuoi? | How many eggs do you want? |
- For more information on Questions, see Questions.
Key points
PreviousNext - Use che with any noun to mean which or what.
- quale has the plural form quali.
- quanto has feminine and plural forms.
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