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interrogative

grammatical mood used to express a question
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interrogative

Summary

interrogative is an epistemic modality[1]. interrogative draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (epistemic_modality category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • interrogative's instance of is recorded as epistemic modality[3].
  • interrogative's instance of is recorded as grammatical mood[4].
  • interrogative is a type of grammatical category[5].
  • interrogative is a type of sentence[6].
  • interrogative comprises direct question[7].
  • interrogative comprises indirect question[8].
  • interrogative's described at URL is recorded as https://universaldependencies.org/u/feat/Mood.html#int-interrogative[9].
  • interrogative's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • interrogative's grammatical option indicates is recorded as question[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include epistemic modality[3] and grammatical mood[4]. Recorded subclass of include grammatical category[5] and sentence[6].

Use and Application

Components include direct question[7] and indirect question[8].

Why It Matters

interrogative draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (epistemic_modality category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] interrogative has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] interrogative is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_interrogative_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{interrogative}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/interrogative}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → direct question, indirect question
    Instance of → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0415911-tazaci-veta
    Instance of → epistemic modality, grammatical mood
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0415911-tazaci-veta, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
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