What is the difference between "que" in these cases...
Que hermosa.
Que es esto?
How else is que used? I'm getting confused.
2006-08-09 10:26:41 · 16 answers · asked by charlitacr 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Does que=how in any other form of phrase.
2006-08-09 10:30:53 · update #1
And in "Que foto mas sexy"...
2006-08-09 10:33:02 · update #2
¡Qué hermosa!: How beautiful
¿Qué es esto?: What is this?
¡Qué foto más sexy!: What a sexy photo!
When you use "Qué" as the beginning of a question, it means What. When you use it at the beginning of an exclamative sentence (The correct wrtiting would be ¡Qué hermosa!) it means "how" in a way that makes the adjective more powerful.
Que is also used in sentences like "Me dijo que me quería" (He told me that he loved me) where it means "that" and is used without the accent
If you use "Que" at the beginning of an exclamative sentence that has "mas" and then an adjective, then you translate it as "What a..." and then then the adjective and the noun
Hope that helps, and if you ever need more help with Spanish, contact me at sejon_725@hotmail.com
2006-08-09 10:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word "que" in Spanish has a mainly 3 different meanings. The main one is What? when it is used at the start of a sentence.....it is also used as the word "that" in a comparative manner. 3 examples below....
Que hermosa! How beautiful!
Que es esto? What is this?
Yo quiero que tu vengas aqui. I want you to come here.
I hope this helps you
2006-08-09 17:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by Adam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in que hemosa it means, how beautiful, but in que es esto it is what is this. i think those are the two ways in which que is used.
2006-08-09 17:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Gabriella M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
que...depending on what ur saying it means what , how, that, than
usually in exclamations que means How....Que Hermosa
and in regular sentences....Que es esto
2006-08-09 17:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by **sweetbabe** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
que hermosa! = how beautiful! (used for exclamations)
que es esto? = what is this? (used for questions)
quiero que me digas tu nombre. = I want (that) you tell me your name or I want you to tell me your name==> here, que joins two sentences.
go to www.yahoo.es and search "usos de que" you'll get plenty of results... I hope it helps!
2006-08-09 17:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by hanane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And sometimes you can answer the phone with a "que?" and that means "who is this".
2006-08-09 17:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'¡Que hermosa! Literally, "What a beauty!"
'¿Que es esto? Literally, "What is this?"
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2006-08-09 23:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 2 "que's" in spanish, one is qué (with an accent over the "e" wich means "what"
for example "qué quieres" (what do you want?)
and there is "que" (with no accent over the "e" which means "that", for example..
dime que.... = tell me that....
2006-08-09 17:36:23 · answer #8 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
que can mean what and sometime show in different situations.
2006-08-09 17:30:45 · answer #9 · answered by Shea Butta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"que" means ''what'' in spanish and is used as ''how''
2006-08-09 18:21:09 · answer #10 · answered by Jack Pliskin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋