quin, quina

Which and What Kind of

Level 2

Quin and quina ask which or what kind of, before a noun.

How It Works

Quin asks which one or what kind, and it goes right before the noun. It agrees with the noun in gender and number.

SingularPlural
Masculinequin librequines libres
Femininequina oraquinas lengas

The question has the normal word order and needs no helping verb: Quin libre vòles? means Which book do you want? Quina ora es? uses the feminine form because ora is feminine. The Laus dictionary lists qual as another form of the same word, but this course uses quin with a noun and qual alone.

Write quin, not the French quel.

Examples (4)

  1. Quin libre legisses?

    Which book are you reading?

    Quin goes with the masculine noun libre.

  2. Quina ora es?

    What time is it?

    Quina agrees with the feminine noun ora.

  3. Quinas lengas parlatz?

    Which languages do you speak?

    Quinas goes with a feminine plural noun.

  4. Quin temps fa a Tolosa?

    What is the weather like in Toulouse?

    Quin asks what kind.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the French word.

    Quel libre legisses?
    Quin libre legisses?

    Occitan says quin. Quel is French.

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quin, quinaLevel 2Which and What Kind of

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Quin and quina agree with the noun that follows, so qué and the gender of nouns come first.

Words in This Pattern

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