interrogative pronoun
Definitions
A pronoun used in a question. In English, the five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose (also used as relative pronouns). These require no antecedent.
Equivalents
Españolpronombre interrogativo
Françaispronom interrogatif
19 more languages
Azərbaycan dilisual əvəzliyi
Ελληνικάερωτηματική αντωνυμία
Gaeilgeforainm ceisteach
Magyarkérdő névmás
Íslenskaspurnarfornafn
Italianopronome interrogativo
日本語疑問詞
한국어의문사
Kurdîço
Nederlandsvragend voornaamwoord
Polskico
Portuguêspronome interrogativo
Românăpronume interogativ
Русскийвопросительное местоимение
తెలుగుప్రశ్నార్థక సర్వనామము
ไทยปฤจฉาสรรพนาม
Tagalogpanghalip pananong
Tiếng Việtđại từ nghi vấn
Examples
“What did you say⟳?”
“Who said that?”
“To whom was that said?”
“Which student said that?”
“Whose question⟳ was that?”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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