An interrogative pronoun asks a question. They are exactly the same words as a relative pronoun but relative pronouns do not ask a question.
Who is the teacher? What is for supper?
Note: the following sentence has a relative pronoun, not an interrogative pronoun.
I love books which speak well of liberty.
Greek:
The interrogative pronoun is exactly like the indefinite pronoun except the interrogative pronoun always has an accent on the first syllable.
Interrogative Pronoun, τίς, τί, who, what?
| Singular | Plural | |||||
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | τίς | τί | τίνες | τίνα | ||
| Genitive | τίνος | τίνων | ||||
| Dative | τίνι | τίσι(ν) | ||||
| Accusative | τίνα | τί | τίνας | τίνα | ||
Hebrew:
See page 9 in this document or the video here. The two most common interrogative particles are
- מִי (personal interrogative pronoun, referring to a person) and
- מָה (impersonal interrogative pronoun, referring to a thing).
These two pronouns can also function as indefinite pronouns, especially when they appear in the middle of a clause rather than at the beginning. As a general rule, מִי or מָה function as interrogative pronouns when they appear at the beginning of a clause, and function as indefinite pronouns when they appear in the middle of a clause. However, this is not a universal rule; the specific use of these pronouns must always be determined from the context. source