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¿Cuál es el tren nuevo?

¿Cuál es el tren nuevo?
Which is the new train?
From Lesson 12:Question words (quién, cómo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Cuál es el tren nuevo?

Why do we use cuál instead of qué to say 'which' here?
When you want to say 'which' to ask someone to choose from a group of options (like pointing out a specific train at a station), you use cuál. If you put the question word directly in front of the noun, like 'which train', you would actually use qué (¿Qué tren es nuevo?). But since we are asking 'Which [one] is...', we use cuál.
Does cuál change if I am asking about multiple trains?
Yes! Unlike English, the word for 'which' changes if you are talking about more than one thing. If you wanted to ask 'Which are the new trains?', you would use the plural form cuáles: ¿Cuáles son los trenes nuevos?
Why is it tren nuevo and not nuevo tren?
In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) almost always go after the person, place, or thing they describe. So instead of 'new train', you say tren nuevo (literally 'train new').
Why do we use es instead of está?
We use es (from the verb ser) because being 'new' is a basic characteristic or description of the train. We use estar for temporary states, feelings, or locations, but to describe what something is like, we stick with ser.

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