"Qual é a desculpa?"

Translation: What is the excuse?

[polycrackr]

The hover hint says "qual" can mean "which," but "Which is the excuse" is not an acceptable answer.

[joystickjoshy]

On hover, mine says "what" as well as "which". In this context, "what" is the correct meaning. As a sentence "Which is the excuse?" would not make sense in most situations.

[polycrackr]

Sure, within context, usually "qual" in "Qual é a desculpa?" would mean "what," but image a child telling his mummy about something wrong he did and he came up with a different excuse every time she asks why he did it. Thus, "Which is the excuse?," na? Point being, I wish there were more context, but that's not really the strong point of duolingo's format. But don't get me wrong, I love duolingo--I haven't been able to learn this much Portuguese despite wanting to for months.

[Paulenrique]

And i hope you keep your learning up!!