interrogante (spanish) - meaning, definition, translation, pronunciation

Part of Speech

Interrogante is a noun.

Phonetic Transcription

/inte.ro.'ɣan.te/

Translation Options into English

• Interrogative
• Question
• Query
• Unanswered question

Meaning and Usage

In Spanish, interrogante refers to a question or an inquiry, particularly one that is uncertain or unresolved. It can also denote something that remains unknown or ambiguous—essentially, a matter requiring explanation or discussion.

In terms of frequency of use, "interrogante" is a relatively common term in both oral speech and written contexts, especially in academic, legal, and journalistic settings where inquiry or questioning is prevalent.

Example Sentences

1. La decisión del tribunal dejó un interrogante sobre el futuro de la ley.

2. The court's decision left a question about the future of the law.

3. El profesor planteó un interrogante que todos los estudiantes debían responder.

4. The teacher posed a question that all students had to answer.

5. Su actitud era un interrogante para todos sus amigos.

6. His behavior was a question to all his friends.

Idiomatic Expressions

The term interrogante can appear in various idiomatic expressions and phrases in Spanish:

• Plantear un interrogante: To pose a question.

• La investigación ha planteado un interrogante importante sobre la salud pública.

  • The research has posed an important question regarding public health.

• Un interrogante sin respuesta: An unanswered question.

• Hay un interrogante sin respuesta que necesita ser abordado.

  • There is an unanswered question that needs to be addressed.

• Dejar un interrogante: To leave a question.

• La película dejó un interrogante sobre el destino de los personajes.
  • The movie left a question about the characters' fate.

Additional Idiomatic Expressions

• Interrogante abierto: Open question.

• La crisis económica se ha convertido en un interrogante abierto para los economistas.

  • The economic crisis has become an open question for economists.

• Ser un gran interrogante: To be a big question.

• El cambio climático es un gran interrogante que debemos resolver.
  • Climate change is a big question we must solve.

Etymology

The word interrogante comes from the Latin interrogans, interrogantis, which means "asking" or "questioning". It is derived from interrogare, meaning "to question" or "to ask".

Synonyms

• Pregunta (question)
• Cuestionamiento (query)

Antonyms

• Respuesta (answer)
• Afirmación (assertion)