One easy way to ask questions in Italian is to add a question mark to the end of the sentence in writing. (When speaking, raise the pitch of your voice at the end of the sentence.) For example:
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Hai un buon lavoro? (Do you have a good job?)
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If a subject (noun or pronoun) is expressed in the interrogative, it can: . z0 X) g: Q1 N# Z
. |6 ]& o7 _! }8 T+ E% e# z8 A7 J) xStay at the beginning of the sentence, before the verb. ( `8 N8 Q N% S/ j( Y& U* y
Move to the end of the sentence. $ s9 B0 R8 N, Q( `# m
Move to precede the verb (the least frequent option).
# G2 W9 B* `3 Y/ k7 g2 NSo, for instance, you can ask the question "Does Nadia have a bicycle?" in three different ways:
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Ha una bicicletta Nadia?
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Ha Nadia una bicicletta? |