interrogative

[US]/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/
[UK]/ˌɪntəˈrɑːɡətɪv/
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Translation

adj. indicando una pregunta, cuestionando
n. pronombre interrogativo
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

interrogative sentence

pregunta

interrogative pronoun

pronombre interrogativo

Example Sentences

an interrogative adverb; an interrogative particle.

un adverbio interrogativo; una partícula interrogativa.

an interrogative adverb

un adverbio interrogativo

a hard, interrogative stare.

una mirada interrogativa e intensa.

an interrogative raising of the eyebrows.

un movimiento interrogativo de las cejas.

This paper discusses the possibility of semantic combinations between every two types of mood patterns: declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamative.

Este artículo analiza la posibilidad de combinaciones semánticas entre cada dos tipos de patrones de modalidad: declarativo, imperativo, interrogativo y exclamativo.

Real-world Examples

Other types include interrogative pronouns, like who, what, which, and whose.

Otros tipos incluyen los pronombres interrogativos, como quién, qué, cuál y cuyo.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

I want one in affirmative, one in the negative and one in the interrogative.

Quiero uno en afirmativo, uno en negativo y uno en interrogativo.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

The questions began to feel interrogative.

Las preguntas comenzaron a sentirse interrogativas.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2017 Collection

Interrogative sentence, it's a question, but it's still a sentence.

Oración interrogativa, es una pregunta, pero sigue siendo una oración.

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

[Dave] We can make it a question, so interrogative's can you learn anything?

[Dave] Podemos convertirlo en una pregunta, así que, interrogativas, ¿puedes aprender algo?

Source: Khan Academy Open Course: English Grammar

That's, like, a similar word to interrogative, is just having a lot of questions asked.

Eso es, como, una palabra similar a interrogativa, es solo tener muchas preguntas hechas.

Source: Khan Academy Open Course: English Grammar

Number five, easy now we've looked at number four, with interrogative phrases modal verbs are used like other auxiliary verbs: modal verb, subject, verb.

Número cinco, fácil ahora que hemos visto el número cuatro, con frases interrogativas, los verbos modales se utilizan como otros verbos auxiliares: verbo modal, sujeto, verbo.

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Interrogative sentences can all still start with question words such as where, what, when, etc. , and we use an affirmative or negative sentence as the answer.

Las oraciones interrogativas aún pueden comenzar con palabras de pregunta como dónde, qué, cuándo, etc., y utilizamos una oración afirmativa o negativa como respuesta.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

With this the two young men took their departure; after which Catherine, with her blush still lingering, directed a serious and interrogative eye to Mrs. Penniman.

Con esto, los dos jóvenes se marcharon; después de lo cual, Catalina, con su rubor aún persistente, dirigió una mirada seria e interrogativa a la señora Penniman.

Source: Washington Square

These interrogatives were addressed to the footman who had come in to say that the keeper had found one of Dagley's boys with a leveret in his hand just killed.

Estas preguntas fueron dirigidas al criado que había venido a decir que el guardabosques había encontrado a uno de los muchachos de Dagley con una liebre en la mano, recién matada.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Three)

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