interrogative pronoun
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interrogative pronoun
noun interrogative pronouns
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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.
What did you say?
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noun pronoun used in a question
| Español | pronombre interrogativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의문사 uimunsa |
| 日本語 | 疑問詞 gimonshi |
| 中文 | 疑問代詞 /疑问代词 yíwèn dàicí |
| Português | pronome interrogativo |
| Français | pronom interrogatif |
| Deutsch | Interrogativpronomen, fragendes Fürwort |
| Italiano | pronome interrogativo |
| Ελληνικά | ερωτηματική αντωνυμία erotimatikí antonymía |
| Română | pronume interogativ |
| Русский | вопроси́тельное местоиме́ние voprosítelʹnoje mestoiménije |
| Tiếng Việt | đại từ nghi vấn |
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