interrogative
/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/adjective
उच्चारण इन्टरॉगटिव
प्रश्नवाचक
Advanced word
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[usually before noun] grammar
used in questions
प्रश्नवाचक
- 'Who', 'what' and 'which' are interrogative pronouns.
- an interrogative sentence
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[usually before noun] formal
asking a question; having the form of a question
प्रश्न करता हुआ, जिज्ञासु
- She gave him an interrogative look.
- an interrogative tone of voice
Synonyms questioning inquiring quizzical
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[C] grammar
a word, especially a pronoun or a determiner, used in asking a question, such as 'who', 'what' or 'why'
प्रश्नवाचक शब्द
- 'Whom' is a rather formal interrogative.
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[sing.] the ~ grammar
the form of a sentence used for asking questions
प्रश्नवाचक रूप
- Change the following sentence into the interrogative.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
questioning inquiring quizzical
§Grammar and usage
When an interrogative sentence is changed into indirect speech, it takes the word order of a statement and loses its question mark, so 'Where do you live?' becomes 'He asked me where I lived' (not 'where did I live').
जब interrogative sentence को indirect speech में बदलते हैं, तो उसका word order statement जैसा हो जाता है और question mark हट जाता है, इसलिए 'Where do you live?' बदलकर 'He asked me where I lived' होता है ('where did I live' नहीं)।