interrogative pronoun
Noun
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Noun
interrogative pronoun (plural interrogative pronouns)
- (grammar) 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?
- Who said that?
- To whom was that said?
- Which student said that?
- Whose question was that?
- French: pronom interrogatif
- German: Interrogativpronomen, fragendes Fürwort
- Italian: pronome interrogativo
- Portuguese: pronome interrogativo
- Russian: вопроси́тельное местоиме́ние
- Spanish: pronombre interrogativo
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