Interrogative Words. Interrogative words, also called question words are used to ask for information.

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1 Interrogative Words

2 Interrogative words, also called question words are used to ask for information.

3 Interrogatives wann? warum? was? welcher/welche/welches? wen? wer? when? why? what? which? whom? who?

4 Interrogatives wie? wie viel? wie viele? wo? woher? wohin? how? how much? how many? where? where (from)? where (to)?

5 To ask an information question. Begin the question with an interrogative word. Wann beginnen wir? Was machst du? Wer ist Frau Miller? Warum machen Sie das? Wo sind sie? Woher kommst du?

6 Welcher The form of welcher depends on the gender and the number of the noun it modifies. Its three forms (welcher/welche/welches) have the same endings as the masculine, feminine/plural, and neuter forms of the definite article (der/die/das). Welcher Professor lehrt Mathematik? Welche Studentin belegt Mathematik? Welches Auto ist rot? Welche Bücher sind schwierig?

7 wie viel Like welcher, wie viel and wie viele function like adjectives. Use wie viel with a singular noun and wie viele with a plural noun. Wie viel Zeit haben wir?Wie viele Bücher kauft er?

8 Where is Meline? Wo ist Meline?

9 What is that? Was ist das?

10 Who are they? Wer sind sie?

11 Where are you from? Woher kommst du?

12 When is the seminar? Wann ist das Seminar?

13 What time is it? Wie viel Uhr ist es?

14 Where is the car? Wo ist das Auto?

15 How late is it? (What time is it?) Wie spät ist es?

16 When is the party? Wann ist die Party?

17 Which photos are you bringing? Welche Fotos bringst du?

18 How many days in a week? Wie viele Tage sind in einer Woche?

19 Why are you doing that? Warum machst du das?

20 Where are you all going? Wohin gehen Sie? (formal) Wohin geht ihr? (informal)