pregunta
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡunta/ [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -unta
- Syllabification: pre‧gun‧ta
Noun
pregunta f (plural preguntes)
Related terms
Catalan
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from preguntar.
Noun
pregunta f (plural preguntes)
Etymology 2
Verb
pregunta
- inflection of preguntar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “pregunta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “pregunta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Chavacano
Etymology 1
Inherited from Spanish pregunta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡunta/, [pɾeˈɡũn̪.t̪a]
- Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta
Noun
pregunta
Etymology 2
Inherited from Spanish preguntar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeɡunˈta/, [pɾe.ɡũn̪ˈt̪a]
- Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta
Verb
preguntá
- to ask
Conjugation
tense | infinitive | present | future | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zamboanga City conjugation | pregunta | ya pregunta | ta pregunta | ay pregunta |
Cavite conjugation | di pregunta |
Galician
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -unta
- Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta
Etymology 1
Noun
pregunta f (plural preguntas)
- question
- Synonyms: cuestión, interrogación
- Antonyms: contestación, resposta
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
pregunta
- inflection of preguntar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡũ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡũ.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈɡũ.tɐ/ [pɾɨˈɣũ.tɐ]
- Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta
Etymology 1
Deverbal from preguntar.
Noun
pregunta f (plural preguntas)
- (archaic or dialectal) alternative form of pergunta
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
pregunta
- inflection of preguntar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈɡunta/ [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪.t̪a]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -unta
- Syllabification: pre‧gun‧ta
Etymology 1
Deverbal from preguntar.
Noun
pregunta f (plural preguntas)
- question (sentence that asks for information)
- hacer una pregunta ― to ask a question
- Tengo una pregunta sobre el perro.
- I have a question about the dog.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
pregunta
- inflection of preguntar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “pregunta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024