Interrogative Pronouns (Fragepronomen)

These pronouns are used to ask about people or things. They change form depending on the case (Nominative, Akkusativ, Dativ, Genitiv).

1. Wer (who)

CaseFormExample
NominativewerWer ist das? → Who is that?
AkkusativwenWen siehst du? → Whom do you see?
DativwemWem gibst du das Buch? → To whom do you give the book?
GenitivwessenWessen Auto ist das? → Whose car is that?

2. Was (what)

Was machst du? → What are you doing?

Was ist das? → What is that?

3. Other Interrogative Pronouns

PronounMeaningExample
welcher / welche / welcheswhichWelches Buch liest du? → Which book are you reading?
was für einwhat kind ofWas für ein Film ist das? → What kind of movie is that?
wie viel(e)how much / how manyWie viele Freunde hast du? → How many friends do you have?
💡 Tip: Remember that wer changes its form depending on the case, but was stays the same in all cases.
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