Synonyms: ask, demand, inquire
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n/, /ˈkwɛʃtʃ(ə)n/ |
| Hyphenation | ques·tion |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑖𐑑𐑖𐑩𐑯 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐽𐑌, 𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑇𐐽𐑌 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) question | (I) questioned |
| (thou) questionest | (thou) questionedst |
| (he) questions, questioneth | (he) questioned |
| (we) question | (we) questioned |
| (you) question | (you) questioned |
| (they) question | (they) questioned |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) question | (I) questioned |
| (thou) question | (thou) questioned |
| (he) question | (he) questioned |
| (we) question | (we) questioned |
| (you) question | (you) questioned |
| (they) question | (they) questioned |
| Imperative mood | |
| question | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| questioning | questioned |
| Afrikaans | vra |
|---|---|
| Catalan | preguntar |
| Czech | otázat se; ptát se; tázat se; zeptat se |
| Danish | spørge |
| Dutch | vragen |
| English (Old English) | ascian |
| Esperanto | demandi |
| Faeroese | spyrja |
| Finnish | kysyä |
| French | demander; poser une question |
| German | fragen |
| Greek (Old Greek) | αἰτέω |
| Hungarian | kérdez |
| Icelandic | spyrja |
| Italian | domandare |
| Jamaican Patois | aaks; aks |
| Latin | quaerere |
| Luxemburgish | froen |
| Malay | minta |
| Norwegian | spørre |
| Papiamento | pidi; puntra |
| Polish | pytać |
| Portuguese | indagar; inquerir; interrogar; perguntar; questionar |
| Romanian | întreba |
| Russian | спрашивать; спросить |
| Saterland Frisian | anfräigje; fräigje |
| Scottish Gaelic | iarr |
| Spanish | preguntar |
| Sranan | aksi |
| Swahili | ‐uliza |
| Swedish | fråga; spörja |
| Thai | ถาม |
| Turkish | sormak |
| West Frisian | freegje |