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German Speaking: Asking Questions ❔

Learn how to ask questions in German confidently. Covers common question words, sentence structures, and examples for everyday conversations and exams.

Written by Hitesh Sahu, a passionate developer and blogger.

Wed Oct 29 2025

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Asking Questions

Interrogation	Meaning
WO	WHERE
WOHER	Where from
WOHIN	Whereto
WER	WHO
WEN	WHO : Akusative
WEM	TO WHO : Dative
MIT WEM	With WHO : Dative
WESSEN	WHOSE : Genative
WIE	HOW
WEI LANGE	HOW LONG
WEI VIEL	HOW MUCH
WIE VIELE	HOW MANY
WAS	What
WARUM	WHY
WELCHE	WHICH
WANN	WHEN wann ASK for a time

**WER is who & WO is Where

Don't confuse the Wann with Wenn (if)

Nominative	Akkusativ Direkt Objekt	Dativ Indirekt Objekt	Genitiv	English	Beispiel / Example
Was	was	was	wessen	What	Was ist passiert? What happened?
Wer	wen	wen	wessen	Who	Wer besucht dich? Who is visiting you?
Warum	warum	warum	warum	Why	Warum hast du nicht angerufen? Why did not you call me?
Welcher	welchen	welchem	welches	Which	Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid? What colour is your dress?
Wo	wo	wo	wo	Where	Wo bist du? Where are you?
Wie	wie	wie	wie	How	Wie alt bist du? How old are you?
Wie viel?	-	-	-	How much?
Wie viele?	-	-	-	How many?
Wann	wann	wann	wann	When	Wann kommst du wieder? When will you be back?

WANN = WHEN – wann ASK for a time.

Wann kommst du nach Hause?

When are you going to come home?
Wann willst du essen? | When do you want to eat?
Wann fährt der Bus?

What time does the bus go?
Seit wann wohnst du hier?

Since when have you been living here?
Bis wann musst du arbeiten?

Until when/what time do you have to work?

WO = WHERE

Deutsch	English	Beispiel
Wo	Where	Wo wohnst du? Where do you live?
Wohin	to where	Wohin fährst du? Where are you going to?
Woher	from where	Woher kommst du? Where do you come from?
Woran	about what	Woran denkst du? What are you thinking about?
Worauf	for what / on what	Worauf wartest du? What are you waiting for?
Woraus	from what	Woraus wird Bier eigentlich gemacht? What is beer really made from?
Wobei	in what / in which	Wobei helfen wir denn? What can we help with?
Wozu	for what	Wozu brauche ich ein Auto? What do I need a car for?

Wo ist die Bushaltestelle? Where is the bus stop?
Wo hast du deine Hose gekauft?

Where did you buy your pants?
Wo ist der nächste Starbucks?

Where is the next Starbucks?

Woher = Where from

Woher kommst du?

Where do you come from?
Woher kennst du ihn?

Where do you know him from?

Wohin = where to

Wohin gehst du?

Where are you going (to)?
Wohin fährt dieser Bus?

Where is this bus going?

WAS = WHAT

Beispiel	English
Was ist das?	What is this?
Was ist los? Was geht ab?	What's up?
Was machst du?	What are you doing?
Was meinst du?	What dou you mean?
Was für eine überraschung!	What a surprise!
Was für einen Tee möchten Sie?	What kind of tea would you like?
Was für ein Tag!	What a day!
Was bedeutet das?	What does it mean?
Was willst du essen?	What do you want to eat?
Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe?	What is your favorite color?

WER = WHO

Wen is Accusative case – asking for a direct object

Wen hast du gesehen? Who/whom have you seen?

Wem is dative case – asks for the indirect object

Wem hast du dein Buch gegeben? (to) Whom did you give your book?

Wessen is Genitive case – asks for the owner of something

Wessen Buch ist das? Whose book is that?

Wechischen – is no case – asks for nothing but is lots of fun to pronounce

WIE = HOW

Wie viel? HOW MUCH?

Wie viele? HOW MANY?

Wie geht’s dir? How are you?

Wie komme ich von hier zur Superstrasse?

How can I get to superstreet von hier
Wie groß bist du?

How tall are you?
Wie lange dauert es, Deutsch zu lernen?

How long does it take to learn German?
wie viel kostet das?

How much is that?

COMPARISION

Ich bin genau so groß wie du.

I am exactly as tall as you.
Die Suppe riecht ein bisschen wie Bier.

The soup smells a little like beer.

WELCHE = WHICH

It means "which" or "what" and is followed by a noun.

Welche Sprachen kannst du sprechen?

Which languages can you speak?
Welches Bier wollen wir zuerst trinken?

Which beer should (lit.: want ) we drink first?

Beispiel	English
Welchen Bus muss ich nehmen?	Which bus do I have to take?
zu welchem Arzt gehst du?	Which doctor are you going to?
Welches Auto möchtest du kaufen?	Which car would you like to buy?

WARUM = WHY

It basically means "why".

Beispiel	English
Warum hast Du die Tür offen gelassen?	Why did you leave the door open?
Warum liebst du mich nicht?	Why do not you love me?
Warum lernst du Deutsch?	Why are you learning German?
Warum hast du mich nicht angerufen?	Why didn’t you call me?

(wieso, weshalb)

Bist du vegetarier? Nein, Ich bin nicht vegetarier Ich bin vegetarier aber ich esse Ei

Isst du fleisch? nein ich esse kein fleisch

Es gibt Temple in Munchen ich weiß es nicht

Gehst du oft ins Restaurant? Ich gehe nur drimal in der wocher ins Restaurant

der Schlüssel Key Hast du jemals habe deinen Schlüssel verloren
der Kücken Cake
Magst du eine Apfelstrudel/Apfelkuchen

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German Speaking: Asking Questions ❔

Learn how to ask questions in German confidently. Covers common question words, sentence structures, and examples for everyday conversations and exams.

Written by Hitesh Sahu, a passionate developer and blogger.

Wed Oct 29 2025

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Asking Questions

Interrogation	Meaning
WO	WHERE
WOHER	Where from
WOHIN	Whereto
WER	WHO
WEN	WHO : Akusative
WEM	TO WHO : Dative
MIT WEM	With WHO : Dative
WESSEN	WHOSE : Genative
WIE	HOW
WEI LANGE	HOW LONG
WEI VIEL	HOW MUCH
WIE VIELE	HOW MANY
WAS	What
WARUM	WHY
WELCHE	WHICH
WANN	WHEN wann ASK for a time

**WER is who & WO is Where

Don't confuse the Wann with Wenn (if)

Nominative	Akkusativ Direkt Objekt	Dativ Indirekt Objekt	Genitiv	English	Beispiel / Example
Was	was	was	wessen	What	Was ist passiert? What happened?
Wer	wen	wen	wessen	Who	Wer besucht dich? Who is visiting you?
Warum	warum	warum	warum	Why	Warum hast du nicht angerufen? Why did not you call me?
Welcher	welchen	welchem	welches	Which	Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid? What colour is your dress?
Wo	wo	wo	wo	Where	Wo bist du? Where are you?
Wie	wie	wie	wie	How	Wie alt bist du? How old are you?
Wie viel?	-	-	-	How much?
Wie viele?	-	-	-	How many?
Wann	wann	wann	wann	When	Wann kommst du wieder? When will you be back?

WANN = WHEN – wann ASK for a time.

Wann kommst du nach Hause?

When are you going to come home?
Wann willst du essen? | When do you want to eat?
Wann fährt der Bus?

What time does the bus go?
Seit wann wohnst du hier?

Since when have you been living here?
Bis wann musst du arbeiten?

Until when/what time do you have to work?

WO = WHERE

Deutsch	English	Beispiel
Wo	Where	Wo wohnst du? Where do you live?
Wohin	to where	Wohin fährst du? Where are you going to?
Woher	from where	Woher kommst du? Where do you come from?
Woran	about what	Woran denkst du? What are you thinking about?
Worauf	for what / on what	Worauf wartest du? What are you waiting for?
Woraus	from what	Woraus wird Bier eigentlich gemacht? What is beer really made from?
Wobei	in what / in which	Wobei helfen wir denn? What can we help with?
Wozu	for what	Wozu brauche ich ein Auto? What do I need a car for?

Wo ist die Bushaltestelle? Where is the bus stop?
Wo hast du deine Hose gekauft?

Where did you buy your pants?
Wo ist der nächste Starbucks?

Where is the next Starbucks?

Woher = Where from

Woher kommst du?

Where do you come from?
Woher kennst du ihn?

Where do you know him from?

Wohin = where to

Wohin gehst du?

Where are you going (to)?
Wohin fährt dieser Bus?

Where is this bus going?

WAS = WHAT

Beispiel	English
Was ist das?	What is this?
Was ist los? Was geht ab?	What's up?
Was machst du?	What are you doing?
Was meinst du?	What dou you mean?
Was für eine überraschung!	What a surprise!
Was für einen Tee möchten Sie?	What kind of tea would you like?
Was für ein Tag!	What a day!
Was bedeutet das?	What does it mean?
Was willst du essen?	What do you want to eat?
Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe?	What is your favorite color?

WER = WHO

Wen is Accusative case – asking for a direct object

Wen hast du gesehen? Who/whom have you seen?

Wem is dative case – asks for the indirect object

Wem hast du dein Buch gegeben? (to) Whom did you give your book?

Wessen is Genitive case – asks for the owner of something

Wessen Buch ist das? Whose book is that?

Wechischen – is no case – asks for nothing but is lots of fun to pronounce

WIE = HOW

Wie viel? HOW MUCH?

Wie viele? HOW MANY?

Wie geht’s dir? How are you?

Wie komme ich von hier zur Superstrasse?

How can I get to superstreet von hier
Wie groß bist du?

How tall are you?
Wie lange dauert es, Deutsch zu lernen?

How long does it take to learn German?
wie viel kostet das?

How much is that?

COMPARISION

Ich bin genau so groß wie du.

I am exactly as tall as you.
Die Suppe riecht ein bisschen wie Bier.

The soup smells a little like beer.

WELCHE = WHICH

It means "which" or "what" and is followed by a noun.

Welche Sprachen kannst du sprechen?

Which languages can you speak?
Welches Bier wollen wir zuerst trinken?

Which beer should (lit.: want ) we drink first?

Beispiel	English
Welchen Bus muss ich nehmen?	Which bus do I have to take?
zu welchem Arzt gehst du?	Which doctor are you going to?
Welches Auto möchtest du kaufen?	Which car would you like to buy?

WARUM = WHY

It basically means "why".

Beispiel	English
Warum hast Du die Tür offen gelassen?	Why did you leave the door open?
Warum liebst du mich nicht?	Why do not you love me?
Warum lernst du Deutsch?	Why are you learning German?
Warum hast du mich nicht angerufen?	Why didn’t you call me?

(wieso, weshalb)

Bist du vegetarier? Nein, Ich bin nicht vegetarier Ich bin vegetarier aber ich esse Ei

Isst du fleisch? nein ich esse kein fleisch

Es gibt Temple in Munchen ich weiß es nicht

Gehst du oft ins Restaurant? Ich gehe nur drimal in der wocher ins Restaurant

der Schlüssel Key Hast du jemals habe deinen Schlüssel verloren
der Kücken Cake
Magst du eine Apfelstrudel/Apfelkuchen

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