How do you use "Wh- Questions" in a sentence?

What do you want?' (asking about things) Where are you going?' (asking about place) When did it happen?' (asking about time) Why did you do that?' (asking about reason) Who called you?' (subject question - no auxiliary needed)

Wh- Questions

Q: What does "Wh- Questions" mean?

Questions beginning with who, what, where, when, why, how Wh- questions ask for specific information. The word order is: Wh-word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb? Exception: When the wh-word is the subject (Who called?), no auxiliary is needed. 'How' is included as a wh-question despite not starting with 'wh'.

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Significado: Questions beginning with who, what, where, when, why, how

以who, what, where, when, why, how开头的问句

Preguntas que comienzan con who, what, where, when, why, how

who, what, where, when, why, howで始まる質問

who, what, where, when, why, how로 시작하는 질문

Wh- questions ask for specific information. The word order is: Wh-word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb? Exception: When the wh-word is the subject (Who called?), no auxiliary is needed. 'How' is included as a wh-question despite not starting with 'wh'.

Wh-问句用于询问具体信息。词序是：Wh-词 + 助动词 + 主语 + 动词？例外：当wh-词是主语时（Who called?），不需要助动词。虽然'How'不以'wh'开头，但也属于wh-问句。

Las preguntas Wh- piden información específica. El orden es: Palabra Wh- + Auxiliar + Sujeto + Verbo? Excepción: Cuando la palabra wh- es el sujeto (Who called?), no se necesita auxiliar. 'How' se incluye aunque no empiece con 'wh'.

Wh-疑問文は特定の情報を求めます。語順は：Wh-語 + 助動詞 + 主語 + 動詞？例外：wh-語が主語の場合（Who called?）、助動詞は不要です。「How」は「wh」で始まりませんが、wh-疑問文に含まれます。

의문사 질문은 특정 정보를 물어봅니다. 어순: 의문사 + 조동사 + 주어 + 동사? 예외: 의문사가 주어일 때(Who called?)는 조동사가 필요 없습니다. 'How'는 'wh'로 시작하지 않지만 의문사 질문에 포함됩니다.

Ejemplos

What do you want?' (asking about things)
你想要什么？'（询问事物）
¿Qué quieres?' (preguntando sobre cosas)
何が欲しいですか？'（物について尋ねる）
뭘 원하세요?' (사물에 대해 묻기)
Where are you going?' (asking about place)
你要去哪里？'（询问地点）
¿Adónde vas?' (preguntando sobre lugar)
どこへ行きますか？'（場所について尋ねる）
어디 가세요?' (장소에 대해 묻기)
When did it happen?' (asking about time)
这是什么时候发生的？'（询问时间）
¿Cuándo pasó?' (preguntando sobre tiempo)
いつ起こりましたか？'（時間について尋ねる）
언제 일어났나요?' (시간에 대해 묻기)
Why did you do that?' (asking about reason)
你为什么那样做？'（询问原因）
¿Por qué hiciste eso?' (preguntando sobre razón)
なぜそれをしましたか？'（理由について尋ねる）
왜 그렇게 했나요?' (이유에 대해 묻기)
Who called you?' (subject question - no auxiliary needed)
谁给你打电话了？'（主语疑问句-不需要助动词）
¿Quién te llamó?' (pregunta de sujeto)
誰があなたに電話しましたか？'（主語疑問文-助動詞不要）
누가 전화했어요?' (주어 의문문 - 조동사 불필요)

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: spoken, written, everyday

Tono: questioning

✓ Correcto

What is your name?
你叫什么名字？
¿Cómo te llamas?
お名前は何ですか？
이름이 무엇인가요?
Where do you live?
你住在哪里？
¿Dónde vives?
どこに住んでいますか？
어디에 사시나요?
How are you?
你好吗？
¿Cómo estás?
お元気ですか？
어떻게 지내세요?
Who told you that?
谁告诉你的？
¿Quién te lo dijo?
誰がそう言ったの？
누가 그렇게 말했나요?
What do you want?
What do you want? 你想要什么？
¿Qué quieres?
何がほしいですか？
무엇을 원하시나요?
Where are you going?
Where are you going? 你去哪里？
¿A dónde vas?
どこへ行くのですか？
어디로 가시나요?
Who called?
Who called? 谁打的电话？
¿Quién llamó?
誰が電話しましたか？
누가 전화했나요?

✗ Incorrecto

What you want? (missing auxiliary)
What you want?（缺少助动词）
What you want? (falta el auxiliar)
What you want?（助動詞が必要）
What you want? (조동사 누락)
Where you are going? (wrong word order)
Where you are going?（词序错误）
Where you are going? (orden de palabras incorrecto)
Where you are going?（語順が間違い）
Where you are going? (어순 오류)
Who did call? (subject question doesn't need 'did')
Who did call?（主语疑问句不需要'did'）
Who did call? (la pregunta de sujeto no necesita 'did')
Who did call?（主語疑問文に「did」は不要）
Who did call? (주어 의문문에 'did' 불필요)

Origen e historia

Information questions in English grammar

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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