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1 interrogative
adjective2) (Ling.) Interrogativ[pronomen, -adverb, -form]* * *[intə'roɡətiv]adjective, noun (a word) that asks a question: `Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun). Frage-;das Fragefürwort* * *in·ter·ro·ga·tive[ˌɪntəˈrɒgətɪv, AM -t̬ɚˈrɑ:gət̬ɪv]II. adjthe \interrogative expression on her face ihr fragender Gesichtsausdruck* * *["Intə'rɒgətɪv]1. adjlook, tone fragend; (GRAM) Interrogativ-interrogative pronoun/clause — Interrogativpronomen nt/-satz m
2. n (GRAM)(= pronoun) Interrogativpronomen nt, Fragefürwort nt; (= mood) Interrogativ m, Frageform fin the interrogative — in der Frageform
* * *A adj (adv interrogatively)1. fragend (Blick etc):in an interrogative tone fragend2. LING interrogativ, Frage…:interrogative adverb → B 1 a;interrogative pronoun → B 1 b;interrogative sentence → B 1 cB s1. LINGa) Interrogativadverb n, Frageumstandswort nc) Interrogativ-, Fragesatz m2. Fragezeichen n* * *adjective1) (having question form) Frage-; fragend [Tonfall]2) (Ling.) Interrogativ[pronomen, -adverb, -form]* * *n.Fragefürwort n.Fragewort n. -
2 which
[(h)wɪtʃ] pron\which is mine? the smaller one? welches gehört mir? das Kleinere?;it was either Spanish or Portuguese, I've forgotten \which es war entweder Spanisch oder Portugiesisch, ich habe vergessen, welches von beiden;\which are the best varieties of grapes for long keeping? welche Traubensorten halten am besten?;\which of your parents do you feel closer to? welchem Elternteil fühlst du dich enger verbunden?;\which of you knows where the keys are kept? wer von euch weiß, wo die Schlüssel sind?;\which of the suspects murdered him? wer von den Verdächtigen hat ihn umgebracht?;those two paintings look so alike I'm surprised anyone can tell \which is \which diese zwei Bilder sind so ähnlich, dass es mich wundert, dass sie jemand unterscheiden kann;I really can't tell them apart - \which is \which? ich kann sie nicht auseinanderhalten - wer ist wer?you know that little Italian restaurant - the one \which I mentioned in my letter? kennst du das kleine italienische Restaurant - das, das ich in meinem Brief erwähnt habe?;these are the principles \which we all believe in das sind die Prinzipien, an die wir alle glauben;a conference in Vienna \which ended on Friday eine Konferenz in Wien, die am Freitag geendet hatshe says it's Anna's fault, \which is rubbish sie sagt, das ist Annas Schuld, was aber Blödsinn ist;he showed me round the town, \which was very kind of him er zeigte mir die Stadt, was sehr nett von ihm war;that building, the interior of \which is rather better than the outside,... das Gebäude, das innen besser ist als außen,...;it's the third in a sequence of three books, the first of \which I really enjoyed das ist das dritte aus einer Reihe von drei Büchern, von denen mir das erste wirklich gut gefallen hat;at/upon \which... woraufhin...4) after prep der/die/das;is that the film in \which he kills his mother? ist das der Film, in dem er seine Mutter umbringt?;the death of his son was an experience from \which he never fully recovered der Tod seines Sohnes war eine Erfahrung, von der er sich nie ganz erholte;it isn't a subject to \which I devote a great deal of thought über dieses Thema mache ich mir nicht viele Gedanken;we are often afraid of that \which we cannot understand wir fürchten uns oft vor dem, was wir nicht verstehen adj\which doctor did you see? bei welchem Arzt warst du?;\which button do I press next? auf welchen Knopf muss ich als Nächstes drücken?;I didn't know \which brother I was speaking to ich wusste nicht, mit welchem Bruder ich sprach;\which way is the wind blowing? woher kommt der Wind?;Jacinta came last night with her boyfriend - \which one? she's got several Jacinta kam letzten Abend mit ihrem Freund - mit welchem? sie hat mehrere;see if you can guess \which one is me in my old school photo mal schauen, ob du errätst, wer auf dem alten Schulfoto ich binthe picking of the fruit, for \which work they receive no money,... das Ernten des Obstes, für das sie kein Geld erhalten,...;the talk lasted two hours, during all of \which time the child was well behaved das Gespräch hat zwei Stunden gedauert, während der sich das Kind gut benahm;it might be made of plastic, in \which case you could probably carry it es könnte aus Plastik sein - in dem Fall könntest du es wahrscheinlich tragen -
3 whom
[hu:m] pron( form)\whom did you want to see? zu wem möchten Sie?;\whom did he marry? wen hat er geheiratet?;to \whom do you wish to speak? mit wem möchten Sie sprechen?the women \whom you mentioned are all former employees die Frauen, die Sie erwähnt haben, sind alles ehemalige Angestelltehe took out a photo of his son, \whom he adores er nahm ein Foto von seinem Sohn heraus, den er vergöttert;he came home with his drinking pals, all of \whom were drunk er kam mit seinen Trinkkumpanen nach Hause, die alle betrunken waren;three men, none of \whom she had ever seen before, came knocking at her door drei Männer klopften an ihre Tür, die sie nie zuvor gesehen hatte
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