cuestionar

/kwestjoˈnaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
cuestiono
preterite (yo)
cuestioné
past participle
cuestionado

Meaning

  1. to question

    • Cuestionó la decisión.

      He questioned the decision.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

interpelar

interpelar specifically means to formally question, like questioning a government official in parliament; cuestionar is more general, to question or challenge an idea.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

questionar

questionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to question."

Practice

1 What does cuestionar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches cuestionar?

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