quale
which
determiner pronoun KWAH-leh Common
Origin: from Latin qualis
Also means
what
Usage Note
Quale asks 'which one' and has just two forms, singular quale and plural quali, since it does not mark gender. As an interrogative it often drops its final vowel before è (qual è?, never with an apostrophe). It also serves as a relative pronoun in il quale, la quale.
Examples
"Quale libro preferisci?"
Natural Translation
Which book do you prefer?
Literal Translation
Which book you-prefer?
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