Pronouns · 27/60
Question words
Who, what, where, when, why, how, how many, which
The question word goes first; the rest of the sentence keeps its order. A preposition comes before the question word: עִם מִי? — with whom?, עַל מָה? — about what?
| Hebrew | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| מִיmi | who | מִי זֶה?mi ze?who is this? |
| מָהma | what | מָה זֶה?ma ze?what is this? |
| אֵיפֹהeifo | where | אֵיפֹה אַתָּה גָּר?eifo ata gar?where do you live? |
| לְאָןle'an | where to | לְאָן אַתְּ הוֹלֶכֶת?le'an at holechet?where are you going? |
| מֵאֵיפֹה / מֵאַיִןme'eifo / me'ayin | where from | מֵאֵיפֹה אַתֶּם?me'eifo atem?where are you from? |
| מָתַיmatai | when | מָתַי הַשִּׁעוּר?matai hashi'ur?when is the lesson? |
| לָמָּהlama | why | לָמָּה לֹא?lama lo?why not? |
| מַדּוּעַmadua | why (formal) | מַדּוּעַ אֵחַרְתָּ?madua icharta?why were you late? |
| אֵיךְeich | how | אֵיךְ קוֹרְאִים לְךָ?eich kor'im lecha?what's your name? |
| כַּמָּהkama | how much, how many | כַּמָּה זֶה עוֹלֶה?kama ze ole?how much does it cost? |
| אֵיזֶה / אֵיזוֹ / אֵילוּeize / eizo / eilu | which (m / f / pl) | אֵיזֶה סֵפֶר? אֵיזוֹ שָׂפָה? אֵילוּ סְפָרִים?eize sefer? eizo safa? eilu sfarim?which book? which language? which books? |
| מִי… / לְמִי / שֶׁל מִיlemi / shel mi | to whom / whose | לְמִי זֶה? שֶׁל מִי הַסֵּפֶר?lemi ze? shel mi hasefer?who is this for? whose book? |
| עִם מִיim mi | with whom | עִם מִי אַתָּה בָּא?im mi ata ba?who are you coming with? |
| עַל מָהal ma | about what | עַל מָה אַתֶּם מְדַבְּרִים?al ma atem medabrim?what are you talking about? |
| מָה הַשָּׁעָהma hasha'a | what time is it | מָה הַשָּׁעָה עַכְשָׁו?ma hasha'a achshav?what time is it now? |
| הַאִםha'im | yes/no question marker (formal) | הַאִם אַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִבְרִית?ha'im ata medaber ivrit?do you speak Hebrew? |
In speech a yes/no question is made by intonation alone: אַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִבְרִית? The word הַאִם belongs to written and formal Hebrew.
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