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Pronouns

das Interrogativpronomen / das Fragewort

In English: question word

A word that opens an information question: wer, was, wo, wohin, woher, wann, wie, warum, welcher. The verb comes right after it. Wer changes with the case: wer, wen, wem, wessen.

Example: Wen besuchst du am Wochenende? Wem gehört die Jacke?

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das Frageadverb (worauf, womit, wofür) der Kasus

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