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Asking questions

A1

No conversation without questions: here you'll learn W-questions like Wo wohnst du? and Yes/No questions like Hast du Zeit? — exactly what you need when meeting people, shopping, or asking for information.

  • Wh-questions
  • Yes/no questions

Explanation

In German there are two important types of questions.

W-questions start with a question word: wer, was, wo, wann, warum, wie … The conjugated verb is in position 2: Wo wohnst du?

Yes/No questions have no question word. Here the verb comes first in position 1: Wohnst du in Berlin? The answer is ja or nein.

Question wordMeaningExample
werwhoWer ist das?
waswhatWas machst du?
wowhereWo wohnst du?
wannwhenWann kommst du?
warumwhyWarum lachst du?
wiehowWie heißt du?

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