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