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Frage

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vrāge, from Old High German frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic *frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Frage f (genitive Frage, plural Fragen)

  1. question (interrogative sentence or phrase) [with an (+ accusative) ‘for someone’]
    Antonym: Antwort
    Eine Frage an euch.A question for you.
  2. question, issue, matter (subject or topic for consideration or investigation)
    Es ist nur eine Frage der Geduld.It's just a matter of patience.
  3. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Yiddish: פֿראַגע (frage)

Further reading

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  • Frage” in Duden online
  • Frage”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)