Interrogative Sentences in Nepali grammar are those that enable the speaker to ask a question. These sentences usually conclude with the question sign “?” and can often start with or include question words like who, what, where, when, why, and how among others. Understanding and forming interrogative sentences is essential for interactive and conversational expertise in the Nepali language.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct word based on a given cue
1. *ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„* (how) ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æ?
2. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* (where) ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¦ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
3. ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* (when) ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„?
4. *ą¤ą¤øą¤²ą„* (who) ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„?
5. *ą¤ą¤æą¤Ø* (why) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤¤ą„ ą¤ą¤?
6. *ą¤ą„* (what) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
7. *ą¤ą¤øą¤°ą„* (how) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą¤Æą„?
8. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* (how much) ą¤øą¤®ą¤Æ ą¤øą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤Øą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤¦ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
9. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤øą¤² *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* (when) ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤?
10. *ą¤ą„* (what) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤¢ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą¤Æą„?
11. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* (which) ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤?
12. ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą¤° *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æą¤¬ą„ą¤²ą¤¾* (at what time) ą¤ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
13. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* (where) ą¤¬ą¤øą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
14. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* (how much) ą¤¬ą¤°ą„ą¤·ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
15. *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* (which) ą¤®ą„ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ą¤² ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą¤°ą¤æą¤¦ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
2. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* (where) ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¦ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
3. ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤²ą„ *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* (when) ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„?
4. *ą¤ą¤øą¤²ą„* (who) ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„?
5. *ą¤ą¤æą¤Ø* (why) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤¤ą„ ą¤ą¤?
6. *ą¤ą„* (what) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
7. *ą¤ą¤øą¤°ą„* (how) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤¤ą„ą¤Æą„ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą¤Æą„?
8. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* (how much) ą¤øą¤®ą¤Æ ą¤øą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤Øą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤¦ą¤æą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
9. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤øą¤² *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* (when) ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤?
10. *ą¤ą„* (what) ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤¢ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ą¤Æą„?
11. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* (which) ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤?
12. ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤ą¤° *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æą¤¬ą„ą¤²ą¤¾* (at what time) ą¤ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
13. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* (where) ą¤¬ą¤øą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
14. ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* (how much) ą¤¬ą¤°ą„ą¤·ą¤ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
15. *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* (which) ą¤®ą„ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ą¤² ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą¤°ą¤æą¤¦ ą¤ą¤°ą„ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct question word
1. *ą¤ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„* ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤¾?
2. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤«ą¤æą¤ø?
3. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* ą¤øą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤µą¤Øą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤¾?
4. *ą¤ą¤øą¤²ą„* ą¤¬ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤Æą„ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æ ą¤Æą„ą¤ą¤Øą¤¾?
5. *ą¤ą¤æą¤Ø* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¦ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤²ą¤Æ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Ø ą¤®ą¤Ø ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤Ø?
6. *ą¤ą„* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤ą„ą¤¦ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤æą¤Æą„?
7. *ą¤ą¤øą¤°ą„* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤øą¤«ą¤² ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
8. *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* ą¤ą¤£ą„ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤§ą¤Ø ą¤¬ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„?
9. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Ø?
10. *ą¤ą„* ą¤¬ą¤²ą¤æą¤Æą„ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤®ą¤Øą¤Ŗą¤øą¤Øą„ą¤¦ ą¤ą„ą¤²?
11. *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* ą¤øą„ą¤„ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą¤£ą„ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„?
12. *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æą¤¬ą„ą¤²ą¤¾* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤¢ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
13. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¦ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤²ą¤Æ ą¤?
14. *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤®ą„ą¤° ą¤¹ą„?
15. *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* ą¤®ą„ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ą¤² ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤£ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
2. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤«ą¤æą¤ø?
3. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* ą¤øą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤µą¤Øą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤¾?
4. *ą¤ą¤øą¤²ą„* ą¤¬ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤Æą„ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤„ą„ą¤Æ ą¤Æą„ą¤ą¤Øą¤¾?
5. *ą¤ą¤æą¤Ø* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¦ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤²ą¤Æ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Ø ą¤®ą¤Ø ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤¦ą„ą¤Ø?
6. *ą¤ą„* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą„ą¤²ą¤ą„ą¤¦ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤æą¤Æą„?
7. *ą¤ą¤øą¤°ą„* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤øą¤«ą¤² ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
8. *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* ą¤ą¤£ą„ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤§ą¤Ø ą¤¬ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ ą¤¹ą„?
9. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤æą¤²ą„* ą¤ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤¦ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤Ø?
10. *ą¤ą„* ą¤¬ą¤²ą¤æą¤Æą„ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤®ą¤Øą¤Ŗą¤øą¤Øą„ą¤¦ ą¤ą„ą¤²?
11. *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* ą¤øą„ą¤„ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤²ą„ ą¤øą¤¬ą„ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤¾ ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤®ą„ą¤°ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤ą¤£ą„ą¤ą¤¾ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤ą„?
12. *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æą¤¬ą„ą¤²ą¤¾* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤¢ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?
13. *ą¤ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤¬ą¤æą¤¦ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ą¤²ą¤Æ ą¤?
14. *ą¤ą¤¤ą¤æ* ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ą¤ą„ ą¤ą¤®ą„ą¤° ą¤¹ą„?
15. *ą¤ą„ą¤Ø* ą¤®ą„ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ą¤² ą¤¤ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤ą¤ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤£ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ą¤²ą„ ą¤ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤ą¤Ø ą¤ą¤¾ą¤¹ą¤Øą„ą¤¹ą„ą¤Øą„ą¤?