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Qual é o teu tamanho?

Qual é o teu tamanho?
What is your size?
From Lesson 36:Asking which and how many (qual, quanto)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Qual é o teu tamanho?

The English translation says "What is your size", so why does the Portuguese sentence use Qual instead of O que?
In Portuguese, o que is used to ask for definitions or explanations (as in "What is a size?"). When you are asking for specific information out of a known set of possibilities—like someone's size, name, or phone number—you must use qual (which literally translates closer to "which").
What if I wanted to ask "What are your sizes?" for different pieces of clothing. Does qual change?
Yes! Qual is the singular form. If you are asking about multiple things, it changes to its plural form, quais. The sentence would become Quais são os teus tamanhos?
Why is there an o right before teu?
In European Portuguese, possessive words like teu (your) or meu (my) are almost always preceded by a definite article (o, a, os, or as). Because tamanho is a masculine, singular word, we use the masculine singular article o, making it o teu tamanho.
People can grow or lose weight, so why do we use é (from the permanent verb ser) instead of está (from the temporary verb estar)?
Even though a person's size can change over time, Portuguese treats physical characteristics and measurements as fundamental attributes rather than temporary states or moods. Therefore, we use the verb ser for sizes, just like we do for height and eye color.

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