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Interrogative Adverbs, Adjectives, and Pronouns(Gli interrogativi)

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Interrogative Adverbs, Adjectives, and Pronouns: Gli interrogativi

The interrogative adverbs in Italian are as follows:

come how
come mai how come
dove where
quando when
perché why
1. Come and dove are generally shortened to com’ and dov’ before the conjugated forms of essere beginning with the letter e.
  
  Com’è andata?
  How did it go?
  
  Dov’è Marina?
  Where is Marina?
2. In questions beginning with an interrogative adverb, the subject is generally put at the end of the sentence.
  
  Quando si è laureato Raimondo?
  When did Raimondo graduate?
  
  Dov’è andato Sebastiano?
  Where did Sebastiano go?
  After perché and come mai you will see the subject either before the verb or at the end of the question.
  
  Come mai non vuole venire Cinzia?
  (Come mai Cinzia non vuole venire?)
  How come Cinzia doesn’t want to come?
  
  Perché Andrea non è venuto?
  (Perché non è venuto Andrea?)
  Why didn’t Andrea come?
  NB (Nota Bene): When forming a yes/no question in Italian, the subject can come at the beginning or the end of the question.
  
  Vittoria mangia con noi?
  Mangia con noi Vittoria?
  Is Vittoria eating with us?

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