We use question words to ask certain types of questions We often refer to them as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example Why, How).
Question Word
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Function
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Example
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What
Kiya
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asking for information about something
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What is your name?
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asking
for repetition or confirmation
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What? I can't hear you.
You did what?
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what...for
kis k liye
kiya kis k liye
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asking for a reason, asking why
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What did you do that for?
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When
Kab , jab, tab
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asking about time
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When did he leave?
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Where
Kaha
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asking in or at what place or position
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Where do they live?
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Which
Kon sa
Kon
Wooh, jo
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asking about choice
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Which colour do you want?
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Who
Kon
Joo
Kisney
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asking what or which person or people (subject)
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Who opened the door?
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Whom
Jisey
jisko
Kon
Kisey
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asking what or which person or people (object)
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Whom did you see?
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Whose
Kiski
kiska
Jin ka
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asking about ownership
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Whose are these keys?
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Why
Kyon
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asking for reason, asking what...for
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Why do you say that?
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why don't
kyon nehi
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making a suggestion
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Why don't I help you?
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How
Kaisey
kis tarha
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asking about manner
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How does this work?
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asking about condition or quality
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How was your exam?
How are you?
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how + adj/adv
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asking about extent or degree
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see examples below
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how far
kitni door
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distance
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How far is Lahore from Karachi?
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how long
kitna arsa
kitney dair
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length (time or space)
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How long will it take?
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how many
kitney
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quantity (countable)
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How many cars are there?
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how much
Kitney
Kitney ka
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quantity (uncountable)
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How much money do you have?
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how old
kitney saal
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Age
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How old are you?
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how come (informal)
kistarha aye
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asking for reason, asking why
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How come I can't see her?
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Golden Words Of the day
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr(Razi Allah Ta'ala
Anha) The Apostle of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa'alehi Wasallam) cursed the one
who bribes and the one who takes bribe.
[Abu Dawud: Book 24, #3573
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