Information about the word question (English → Esperanto: kontesti)

Synonyms: challenge, contest, dispute, protest, controvert

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n/, /ˈkwɛʃtʃ(ə)n/
Hyphenationques·tion
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑖𐑑𐑖𐑩𐑯
Deseret alphabet𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐽𐑌, 𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑇𐐽𐑌

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) question(I) questioned
(thou) questionest(thou) questionedst
(he) questions, questioneth(he) questioned
(we) question(we) questioned
(you) question(you) questioned
(they) question(they) questioned
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) question (I) questioned
(thou) question(thou) questioned
(he) question(he) questioned
(we) question(we) questioned
(you) question(you) questioned
(they) question(they) questioned
Imperative mood
question
Participles
Present participlePast participle
questioningquestioned

Usage samples

There is no evidence linking these incidents to either the palace or the military government, but they are being seen by dissidents in Thailand as a warning not to question the status of the monarchy.

Translations

Catalanimpugnar; objectar
Dutchaanvechten; betwisten; ter discussie stellen
Esperantokontesti; pridisputi
Faeroesemótmæla
Frenchcontester; disputer
Germanabstreiten; bestreiten
Italiancontestare; disputare
Spanishcontradecir; discutir; objetar