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The meaning of the Spanish word "pregunta" and how you use it

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pregunta
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) question
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Adrián Camacho

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Teníamos una pregunta .
We had a question.
¿ Quién quiere hacer una pregunta ?
Who wants to ask a question?
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Bueno , voy a tratar de responder a esta pregunta
Well, I'm going to try to answer this question
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Bueno , la primera pregunta parece que es obvia
Well, the first question, it seems that it's obvious
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Entonces es , es una pregunta como en dos sentidos .
So it's, it's a question like in two senses.
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pregunta
(v.) (present) (usted / él / ella) ask(s)
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Juan le pregunta a Pedro : " ¿ Qué hora es ? "
Juan asks Pedro, "What time is it?"
Todos los días Ignacio pregunta la misma cosa .
Everyday Ignacio asks the same thing.
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Zamba pregunta : ¿ Qué hace un presidente ?
Zamba asks, What does a president do?
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Mi madre me pregunta al qué juego jugaré .
My mother asks me what game I'll play.
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Entonces el caminante se acerca al anciano y le , y le pregunta :
So the traveler approaches the elderly man and he, and he asks him:
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pregunta
(v.) (imperative) (tú) ask
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Pregunta si ellos quieren venir a la fiesta .
Ask if they want to come to the party.
Siempre pregunta antes .
Always ask first.
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Si quieres que tus estudiantes piensen , pregunta siempre :
If you want your students to think, always ask:
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Si tú quieres saber de cosas , pregunta ¿ qué ?
If you want to know about things, ask what?
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Si quieres saber qué persona , pregunta ¿ quién ?
If you want to know what person, ask who?
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hacerle...la...pregunta
(phrase) ask the question
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Tengo que hacerle la pregunta a la maestra .
I have to ask the teacher the question.
Hay que hacerle al dueño la pregunta que todos tenemos .
We have to ask the owner the question we all have.
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Direct Object Pronouns
hay que hacerle al verbo la pregunta «¿ qué ?» .
we have to ask the verb the question "what?"
Indirect Object Pronouns
Para saber si una palabra es un objeto indirecto , hay que hacerle al verbo la pregunta «¿ a quién ?» o «¿ para quién ?».
To know if a word is an indirect object, we have to ask the verb the question "to whom?" or "for whom?"
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pregunta...del...millón
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) million-dollar question
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Esa fue la pregunta del millón .
That was the million-dollar question.
Y ahora la pregunta del millón para ti .
And now the million-dollar question for you.
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