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interrogative mood

/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv muːd/

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/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv muːd/C1formal
  • ruГрамматическое наклонение, используемое для задания вопросов, обычно включающее инверсию подлежащего и вспомогательного глагола или использование вопросительных слов, таких как 'кто', 'что', 'где', 'когда', 'почему' или 'как'.

A grammatical mood used to ask questions, typically involving inversion of subject and auxiliary verb or the use of interrogative words such as 'who', 'what', 'where', 'when', 'why', or 'how'.

  1. Grammatical mood for questionsB2formal

    A grammatical mood used to form questions, typically involving inversion of subject and auxiliary verb or the use of question words.

    ruВопросительное наклонение

    • In English, the interrogative mood often requires an auxiliary verb, as in 'Do you like coffee?'
    • The interrogative mood can be formed with question words like 'who', 'what', 'where', 'when', 'why', and 'how'.
    • Changing a statement to the interrogative mood usually involves subject-auxiliary inversion.