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German Question Formation

German questions are formed by inverting subject and verb, or by using question words (W-Fragen).

Key Rules

  • 1Yes/No questions: Verb first (Kommst du?)
  • 2W-questions: W-word + verb + subject
  • 3W-words: wer, was, wo, wann, warum, wie
  • 4wer = who, was = what, wo = where
  • 5wann = when, warum = why, wie = how

Examples

Sprichst du Deutsch?

Do you speak German?

Wo wohnst du?

Where do you live?

Warum lernst du Deutsch?

Why are you learning German?

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