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interrogative word

words that indicate a question is being asked, as a grammatical category
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interrogative word

Summary

interrogative word is a part of speech[1]. It draws 544 Wikipedia views per month (part_of_speech category, ranking #15 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • interrogative word's instance of is recorded as part of speech[3].
  • interrogative word is a type of function word[4].
  • interrogative word is a type of interrogative[5].
  • interrogative word's topic's main category is recorded as Q33080872[6].

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Definition and Type

interrogative word's instance of is recorded as part of speech[3]. Recorded subclass of include function word[4] and interrogative[5].

Why It Matters

interrogative word draws 544 Wikipedia views per month (part_of_speech category, ranking #15 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → part of speech
    Topic's main category → Q33080872
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge [[Q70893996]] to arwiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
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