Learn Spanish (Latin America): ¿Cuál es la palabra nueva?

In Spanish, when you ask about something using the verb es (is), you usually use cuál if you are asking someone to identify or pick something out of a group, like asking which one is the new word. You only use qué es when you are asking for a dictionary definition, like 'What is a word?'

Why is it palabra nueva instead of nueva palabra?

In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like nueva (new) usually come right after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying 'new word', you say 'word new' (palabra nueva).

Why does nueva end in an 'a'?

Adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they are describing. Since palabra is a feminine noun, the adjective nuevo changes to its feminine form, nueva.

Why is there an accent mark on the word Cuál?

All question words in Spanish, such as cuál (which/what), qué (what), and dónde (where), always have a written accent mark when they are used to ask a question.