pregunta

See also: preguntá and preguntà

Asturian

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntes)

1. question

Synonyms

• entruga

Related terms

• preguntar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• pregonta (Alghero)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾəˈɣun.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾeˈɣun.ta]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from preguntar.

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntes)

1. question

Etymology 2

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. 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, 2024

Chavacano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Spanish pregunta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡunta/, [pɾeˈɡũn̪.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta

Noun

pregunta

1. question

Etymology 2

Inherited from Spanish preguntar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeɡunˈta/, [pɾe.ɡũn̪ˈt̪a]
• Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta

Verb

robá

1. to ask

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pregunta

Tense	Infinitive	Past	Present	Future
Zamboanga City conjugation	pregunta	ya pregunta	ta pregunta	ay pregunta
Cavite conjugation				di pregunta

Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntas)

1. question

   Synonyms: cuestión, interrogación

   Antonyms: contestación, resposta

Related terms

• preguntar

Etymology 2

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡũ.tɐ/

• (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)

1. (archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of pergunta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. 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)

1. 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

• a la cuarta pregunta
• la pregunta del millón
• pregunta abierta
• pregunta cerrada
• pregunta retórica
• preguntita

 

Etymology 2

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pregunta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16