interrogative pronoun en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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.
Which student said that?
Whose question was that?
What did you say?
To whom was that said?
Who said that?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interrogative pronouns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
pronoun · interrogative · word
Relateds
who · which · whom · pronoun · relative pronoun · indefinite pronoun · what · whose
Synonyms
Translations (32)
ga forainm ceisteach (pronoun used in a question) · fi kysyvä pronomini (pronoun used in a question) · ja 疑問詞 (pronoun used in a question) · is spurnarfornafn (pronoun used in a question) · cy rhagenw gofynnol (pronoun used in a question) · fr pronom interrogatif (pronoun used in a question) · nb spørrepronomen (pronoun used in a question) · fo spurnarfornavn (pronoun used in a question) · el ερωτηματική αντωνυμία (pronoun used in a question) · de Interrogativpronomen (pronoun used in a question) · az sual əvəzliyi (pronoun used in a question) · it pronome interrogativo (pronoun used in a question) · eo demanda pronomo (pronoun used in a question) · de fragendes Fürwort (pronoun used in a question) · ru вопроси́тельное местоиме́ние (pronoun used in a question) · th ปฤจฉาสรรพนาม (pronoun used in a question) · ro pronume interogativ (pronoun used in a question) · hu kérdő névmás (pronoun used in a question) · es pronombre interrogativo (pronoun used in a question) · ka კითხვითი ნაცვალსახელი (pronoun used in a question) · te ప్రశ్నార్థక సర్వనామము (pronoun used in a question) · rm pronom interrogativ (pronoun used in a question) · cmn 疑問代詞 /疑问代词 (pronoun used in a question) · fi kysymyspronomini (pronoun used in a question) · nl vragend voornaamwoord (pronoun used in a question) · hy հարցական դերանուն (pronoun used in a question) · pt pronome interrogativo (pronoun used in a question) · ko 의문사 (pronoun used in a question) · la pronomen interrogativum (pronoun used in a question) · tl panghalip pananong (pronoun used in a question) · vi đại từ nghi vấn (pronoun used in a question) · fi interrogatiivipronomini (pronoun used in a question)