Arabic Interrogation – The Interrogation – الاسْتِفْهَامُ
| Nouns of Interrogation أَسْمَاْءُ الاِسْتِفْهَاْمِ | ||
| What | maa | مَاْ |
| Who | man | مَنْ |
| When | mataa | مَتَىْ |
| ‘ayyaan(a) | أَيَّاْنَ | |
| Where | ‘ayn(a) | أَيْنَ |
| How | kayf(a) | كَيْفَ |
| How many | kam | كَمْ |
| How much | ||
| How | ‘annaa | أَنَّىْ |
| When | ||
| Where | ||
| Which (of) | ‘ayy(u) | أَيُّ |
Interrogative sentences, or questions, are two types: yes/no questions (verification questions), and questions requesting additional information about the sentence by using words such as what, who, when, etc. Yes/no questions can become multiple choice questions when the word “or” is used.