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Questions

W-questions and yes/no

W-questions begin with a question word

wer, was, wo, wann, wie, warum, welche.

📊 Question words
German English
wer who
was what
wo where
wann when
wie how
warum why
welche which
wie viel how much
💬 Examples
Wo wohnst du?
Where do you live?
📝 wo = where; verb second
Was machst du?
What are you doing?
📝 was = what
Yes/no questions put the verb first

Begin with the conjugated verb.

💬 Examples
Sprichst du Deutsch?
Do you speak German?
📝 Verb-first question
Hast du Zeit?
Do you have time?
📝 Verb at the front
wer changes with case

wer (nom), wen (acc), wem (dat).

💬 Examples
Wen siehst du?
Whom do you see?
📝 wen = accusative 'who'
Wem hilfst du?
Whom are you helping?
📝 wem = dative 'who' (helfen takes dative)