How To Ask Questions In Italian

How To Ask Questions In Italian

This How-To has quick, step-by-step instructions on how to ask the right questions in Italian. Here's How:

• In questions beginning with an interrogative word, the subject is usually placed at the end of the sentence. Quando guarda la TV Michele? - When does Michael watch TV?
• Chi? means Who? or Whom?
• To ask Which (one)? or Which (ones)? Use Quale? or Quali? (plural).
• Che? signifies What? or What kind of?
• If inquiring about How much? or How many? use Quanto/a/i/e?
• Come? means How?
• To ask Why? use Perché?
• Quando? (Che cosa è, cos'è) expresses English What is...? in a request for a definition or an explanation.
• Dove? means Where?

Tips:

• Che and cosa are abbreviated forms of che cosa. The forms are interchangeable.
• As with all adjectives, the interrogative adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, except for che, which is invariable.
• Prepositions such as a, di, con, and per always precede the interrogative chi. In Italian, a question never ends with a preposition.

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