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): (Valencian) [pɾeˈɣun.ta]

• Audio

  (file)

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

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014