B1⚡ Verbs
Italian word
interrogare
to question, to interrogate; to test (a student orally)
Looks like
to interrogate
to question someone intensely (usually police/legal)
⚠️ The trap
The police/legal meaning is shared. But in Italian schools, 'essere interrogato' = to be called to the front to answer questions orally — a routine school activity. Not intimidating — just part of Italian school life.
To say "to question someone intensely (usually police/legal)" in Italian:
interrogare is correct
"interrogare" in English means:
to question, to interrogate; to test (a student orally)
Example
"La professoressa mi ha interrogato oggi in storia."
"The teacher tested me orally in history today."
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