What is Fragen?
What is Fragen?
Grammatical terms in German: die W-Frage: W-questions are open questions that cannot be answered with “yes” or “no”. They are also called Ergänzungsfragen. At the beginning of a W-question there is a question word that usually begins with the letter W. Next.
How do you frame WH questions in German?
To structure a question in German using your newly learned vocabulary, you must start with the question word first. Next you’ll add the inflected verb in the second position, and then finally – the subject. If there is anything else within the question, then it will follow the subject.
How do you form questions in German?
To ask a question in German, just swap the verb and the subject round, eg:
- Du isst. – You eat/You are eating.
- Isst du? – Do you eat?/Are you eating?
How do you use wohin in German?
Wohin. German has two question words for asking “where.” One is wo? and is used when asking the location of someone or something. The other is wohin? and this is used when asking about motion or direction, as in “where to.”
How do you use Warum in German?
The words warum and wieso are more, let’s say, innocent and open. That is, when you ask a question with warum or wieso you indicate that you don’t know whether there is a particular reason at all. For example, children often ask Warum machst du das? (Why are you doing this?) because they are just curious.
How do you respond to Warum in German?
In spoken German if somebody asks you a question using “warum”, can you respond beginning with “weil” and does the verb come at the end? E.g. F: Warum lernst du Deutsch? A: Weil es Spaß macht.
What’s the difference between Wo and wohin in German?
German has two question words for asking “where.” One is wo? and is used when asking the location of someone or something. The other is wohin? and this is used when asking about motion or direction, as in “where to.”
