Questions vocabulary Perguntas
8 Portuguese words on the topic of questions — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. The question words. Note por que (why) vs porque (because); at the end of a sentence — o quê.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | what | o que | At the end of a sentence it takes a circumflex: O quê?; colloquially often o que é que... |
 | who | quem | One form for singular and plural; 'whose' is de quem. |
 | when | quando | Also the conjunction 'when'; about the future it takes the future subjunctive: quando eu chegar. |
 | where | onde | With motion verbs: aonde (aonde vai?); 'from where' is de onde. |
 | why | por que | In questions: por que (two words); in answers: porque (one word); at the end of a sentence: por quê. |
 | how | como | Also 'as/like'; and como is 'I eat' (from comer) — context decides. |
 | how much | quanto | Agrees like an adjective: quanto/quanta/quantos/quantas. |
 | which | qual | Plural: quais; used where English says 'what': Qual é o seu nome? (What is your name?) |