Interrogative adjectives in Italian (what/which,...)

Interrogative adjectives ( aggettivi interrogativi) introduce a question or a doubt.
They always precede the noun and they are never preceded by an article.

Interrogative adjectives categories in Italian

In Italian there are only three interrogative adjectives:

• quale/i (what/which) 
• che (what/which)
• quanto/a/i/e (how much/how many/how long)

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Expressing a quality or identity (what/which)

Quale/i and che are used to ask something about the quality or the identity of the noun.

Quale squadra?
What/ Which team?

Che colore?
What/ Which colour?

Espressing a quantity (how much/how many/how long)

Quanto/a/i/e are used to ask something about a quantity.

Quanto tempo?
How long/how much time?

Declension of the interrogative adjectives

Exclamatory adjectives in Italian

Exclamatory adjectives have the same form as interrogative adjectives.
They introduce a surprise or wonder for the quantity or the quality of the noun.

Che brutta giornata!
What a bad day!

Quante caramelle!
How many sweets!