interrogare

to question; to interrogate

verb een-teh-roh-GAH-reh Less Common

Origin: Latin interrogare (to ask between)

Also means

to examine (a student orally)

Usage Note

Interrogare means to interrogate (by police or judges) but also, very commonly in Italian school culture, to quiz a student orally in class: il professore mi ha interrogato (the teacher called on me for an oral exam). This oral-exam sense is specific to Italian schools and has no direct English equivalent. Takes avere; regular first conjugation.

Examples

"Il professore mi ha interrogato stamattina."

Natural Translation

The teacher questioned me this morning.

Literal Translation

The teacher to-me has questioned this-morning.

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