interrogative form

interrogative form
n.
Frageform m.

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  • interrogative — interrogatively, adv. /in teuh rog euh tiv/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or conveying a question. 2. Gram. forming, constituting, or used in or to form a question: an interrogative pronoun, suffix, particle, or sentence. n. 3. Gram. an… …   Universalium

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