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¿Cuál es tu casa? La blanca.

¿Cuál es tu casa? La blanca.
Which one is your house? The white one.
From Lesson 262:The one (el rojo, la de madera, el que quieras)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Cuál es tu casa? La blanca.

Why do we use Cuál here instead of Qué to ask "Which"?
In Spanish, when asking to identify or choose something from a group using the verb ser (to be), we almost always use cuál. If you use qué right before es, it usually asks for a definition, like ¿Qué es una casa? (What is a house?).
Why does the answer say La blanca instead of La casa blanca?
In Spanish, you can drop the noun if it is already obvious from the context. By putting the definite article la directly in front of the adjective blanca, you turn the adjective into a noun, which translates perfectly to "the white one".
Could I just say Blanca as the answer instead of La blanca?
You need the article la here to mean "the white one". If you just answer Blanca, it sounds like you are stating the color "white" in general, or even saying a person's name, rather than pointing out a specific house.
Why are the words in the answer feminine (La blanca) if the word casa isn't even in that sentence?
Even though the word casa is left out of the answer, the article and the adjective still have to match its gender. Since casa is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine article la and the feminine adjective blanca.

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