interrogative
意味一覧 (2件)
疑問の
解説 Definition
文・語順・表情などが質問や疑いを示す性質を表す形容詞。文法では interrogative sentence/form のように疑問文・疑問形を修飾し、日常描写では interrogative look/eyebrow のように「問いかけるような」態度にも使う。
Interrogative means related to asking a question. In grammar, it describes question forms, words, or sentence structures, such as question words or a questioning tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
形容詞では「問いを作る単語名」ではなく、名詞を修飾して「疑問を表す」「質問の性質をもつ」と説明する役割になる。declarative「平叙の」、imperative「命令の」と並べると、文タイプを表す文法用語として整理しやすい。名詞用法の interrogative は who などの語そのものだが、形容詞用法は sentence, form, tone, expression などに付いて、質問らしさを加える。
Link it to `interrogate`, which is about asking questions. `Interrogative` is the adjective form, often used in grammar for question forms like `interrogative sentence` or `interrogative pronoun`. Remember it as one member of the sentence-type group with `declarative` and `imperative`.
例文
In English, an interrogative sentence typically begins with a question word or auxiliary verb.
英語では、疑問文は通常、疑問詞や助動詞で始まる。
The teacher explained the difference between declarative and interrogative sentences.
先生は平叙文と疑問文の違いを説明した。
She raised an interrogative eyebrow, silently asking for an explanation.
彼女は疑問の眉を上げ、無言で説明を求めた。
疑問詞
(意味 2)解説 Definition
文法用語として、疑問文の中で「誰・何・どこ・なぜ・どのように」などを尋ねる語そのものを指す。英語の who, what, where, why, how などで、代名詞・副詞・限定詞として働く語をまとめて呼ぶ名詞。
An interrogative is a grammar word used to ask a question, such as who, what, where, why, or how. It does not mean the whole question sentence; it means the specific word that carries the question meaning. In English, an interrogative can work as a pronoun, adverb, or determiner, depending on how it is used.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
an interrogative と名詞で出たら、文全体ではなく「問いを担う語」を一つ取り出していると考える。interrogate「問いただす」から「問いに使うもの」へつながる語で、what や who を文法ラベルで呼ぶ時の名前。辞書や授業では interrogative pronoun「疑問代名詞」、interrogative adverb「疑問副詞」のように、語の種類を分類する場面でよく出る。
When you see interrogative as a noun, think of one word inside the sentence, not the whole question. It is the label for the word that does the asking, like what or who. If you know interrogate means "to question," interrogative is the grammar name for something used in asking. You will often see it in terms like interrogative pronoun or interrogative adverb.
例文
In the question "Where do you live?" the word "where" is the interrogative.
「Where do you live?」という文では、where が疑問詞です。
The teacher asked the class to underline each interrogative in the passage.
先生は本文の中の疑問詞それぞれに下線を引くようクラスに指示した。
Some learners know the answer pattern but still confuse which interrogative to choose.
答え方の型は分かっていても、どの疑問詞を選ぶかで迷う学習者もいる。
interrogative の語源・成り立ち Etymology
interrogative はラテン語 interrogare「問いただす」+ -ive「〜の性質をもつ」から。inter-「間で」+ rogare「尋ねる」で、相手とのやり取りに問いを差し入れる感覚がある。そのため文法で「疑問の」を表す。同根に interrogate, prerogative。
Interrogative comes from Latin interrogare "to ask, question" plus the adjective ending -ive. The verb is built from inter- and rogare "to ask." It came to describe language that has the character of asking a question. Related English words include interrogate and prerogative.
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