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Warum is used to ask a question about an entire clause that begins with because:<br />
Statement: Er spricht so laut, weil er<br />
taub ist.<br />
Question: Warum spricht er so laut?<br />
He speaks so loudly because he’s deaf.<br />
Why does he speak so loudly?<br />
When using was für ein, the case of the article ein is determined by the usage of the noun it<br />
modifies and not by the preposition für that precedes ein:<br />
Statement: Sie hat einen Rennwagen.<br />
Question: Was für einen Wagen hat sie?<br />
Ein Lehrbuch liegt auf dem Tisch.<br />
Was für ein Buch liegt auf dem Tisch?<br />
She has a racing car.<br />
What kind of a car does she have?<br />
A textbook is lying on the table.<br />
What kind of book is lying on the table?<br />
Use welcher to ask about the distinction between two people or things:<br />
Statement: Der neue Student ist klug.<br />
Question: Welcher Student ist klug?<br />
The new student is smart.<br />
Which student is smart?<br />
Wie is generally used to ask how in a question, but it also occurs in commonly used idiomatic<br />
expressions such as in the following example:<br />
Statement: Der Junge heißt Karl.<br />
Question: Wie heißt der Junge?<br />
The boy’s name is Karl.<br />
What is the boy’s name?<br />
Normally, wie viel is used with singular nouns (how much) and wie viele with plural nouns<br />
(how many). (However, wie viel is also often used in place of wie viele.)<br />
Statement: Er hat zwei Hefte.<br />
Question: Wie viele Hefte hat er?<br />
He has two notebooks.<br />
How many notebooks does he have?<br />
The interrogative wo inquires into location and should not be confused with wohin, which<br />
inquires into direction or motion:<br />
Statement: Sie arbeiten im Garten.<br />
Question: Wo arbeiten sie?<br />
They’re working in the garden.<br />
Where are they working?<br />
In addition, there is a variety of other interrogative phrases formed with wie. For example:<br />
wie alt<br />
wie groß<br />
wie oft<br />
wie schnell<br />
wie weit<br />
um wie viel Uhr<br />
how old<br />
how big<br />
how often<br />
how fast<br />
how far<br />
at what time<br />
Let’s look at some <strong>sentence</strong>s that illustrate the use of these interrogatives:<br />
Statement: Karin ist vier Jahre alt.<br />
Question: Wie alt ist Karin?<br />
Statement: Das Zimmer hat zehn<br />
Quadratmeter.<br />
Question: Wie groß ist das Zimmer?<br />
Statement: Er geht alle vier Tage in die<br />
Stadt.<br />
Question: Wie oft geht er in die Stadt?<br />
Karin is four years old.<br />
How old is Karin?<br />
The room is ten meters square.<br />
How big is the room?<br />
He goes to the city every four days.<br />
How often does he go to the city?<br />
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