pregunta

See also: preguntá and preguntà

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɣunta/ [pɾeˈɣũn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -unta
• Syllabification: pre‧gun‧ta

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntes)

1. question

   Synonym: entruga

Related terms

• preguntar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• pregonta (Alghero)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾəˈɣun.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pɾeˈɣun.ta]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from preguntar.

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntes)

1. question

Etymology 2

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pregunta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “pregunta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Chavacano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Spanish pregunta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta

Noun

pregunta

1. question

Etymology 2

Inherited from Spanish preguntar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeɡunˈta/ [pɾe.ɡun.ˈta]
• Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta

Verb

preguntá

1. to ask

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pregunta

	Zamboanga City	Cavite
tense	pregunta
past	ya pregunta
present	ta pregunta
future	ay pregunta; pregunta; el pregunta; (rural/archaic) ey pregunta	di pregunta
gerund	preguntando	?
past participle	preguntao; preguntado
infinitive	pregunta
manner	preguntada
reciprocal	preguntahan
reciprocal past	ya man preguntahan; ya'n preguntahan
reciprocal present	ta man preguntahan; ta'n preguntahan
reciprocal future	ay man preguntahan; man preguntahan; el man preguntahan; (rural/archaic) ey man preguntahan
reciprocal infinitive	man preguntahan

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡunta/ [pɾeˈɣ̞un̪.t̪ɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /pɾeˈɡunta/ [pɾeˈɣ̞un̪.t̪ɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /pɾeˈħunta/ [pɾeˈħun̪.t̪ɐ]

• Rhymes: -unta
• Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntas)

1. question

   Synonyms: cuestión, interrogación

   Antonyms: contestación, resposta

Related terms

• preguntar

Etymology 2

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡũ.tɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈɡũ.tɐ/ [pɾɨˈɣũ.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈɡũ.tɐ/ [pɾɨˈɣũ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈɡũ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: pre‧gun‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from preguntar.

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntas)

1. (archaic or dialectal, Rio Grande do Sul) alternative form of pergunta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pregunta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pregunta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡunta/ [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -unta
• Syllabification: pre‧gun‧ta

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.

Ancient Greek κοντός (kontós)bor.

Latin contus

?

Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk-der.

Proto-Italic *konkitos

Latindenom.?

Latin cūnctor

?

Latin percontor

Proto-Indo-European *-ḗy

Proto-Italic *-ēi(s)

Latin -ēs

Latin -īder.

Latin -ārī

Latin percontārī

Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre

Old Spanish preguntar

Spanish preguntardeverb.

Spanish pregunta

Deverbal from preguntar.

Noun

pregunta f (plural preguntas)

1. question (sentence that asks for information)

   hacer una pregunta ― to ask a question

   Tengo una pregunta sobre el perro.

   I have a question about the dog.

Derived terms

• a la cuarta pregunta
• la pregunta del millón
• pregunta abierta
• pregunta cerrada
• pregunta retórica
• preguntita

Interjection

pregunta

1. used to clarify that what was said is a question

Etymology 2

Verb

pregunta

1. inflection of preguntar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pregunta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026