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interrogative mood

/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv muːd/

Traduction: Mode grammatical utilisé pour poser des questions, impliquant généralement l'inversion du sujet et de l'auxiliaire ou l'emploi de mots interrogatifs tels que 'qui', 'quoi', 'où', 'quand', 'pourquoi' ou 'comment'.

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/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv muːd/C1formal
  • frMode grammatical utilisé pour poser des questions, impliquant généralement l'inversion du sujet et de l'auxiliaire ou l'emploi de mots interrogatifs tels que 'qui', 'quoi', 'où', 'quand', 'pourquoi' ou 'comment'.

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.

    frmode interrogatif

    • 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.