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):

  (file)

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

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

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/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡũ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈɡũ.ta/

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

?

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

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), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025