Asking Questions (Leaving Cert German): Flashcards

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Asking Questions
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Two main types of questions

Open questions (W-words) & closed questions (yes/no)

Word order for open questions

Question word + verb + subject + other elements

Word order for yes/no questions

Verb + subject + other elements

When?

Wann?

What?

Was?

Who?

Wer?

Where? (location)

Wo?

How?

Wie?

Why?

Warum?

Where from?

Woher?

Where to?

Wohin?

Starting letter for all question words

w

Verb position in open questions

Second position (after question word)

Can directional question words be split?

Yes (e.g., Wohin gehst du? = Wo gehst du hin?)

Difference: woher, wohin, wo

Woher = where from, wohin = where to, wo = where at

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