How to ask questions in German regarding persons and objects

Question

There’s a distinctive difference between asking questions about people and objects in English:

Who did you go with yesterday?
With what did you go to the party yesterday?

I know that it’s something similar in German and it involves womit, but I’m not quite sure. Can anyone help me here?

search for an explanation on da-words. The wo-words are the question equivalent — Emanuel, Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 18:37
canoo.net/services/OnlineGrammar/Satz/Satzglied/Objekt/… and: yourdailygerman.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/… and: yourdailygerman.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/… — Emanuel, Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 20:33

moooeeeep · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-17 18:42:32Z

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The difference you are referring to is probably Womit ... ? vs. Mit wem ... ?

To ask for a person-object use mit wem. To ask for a thingy-object use womit.

For Example:

Mit wem warst du gestern bei der Party? (Wer war dabei?)

vs.

Womit warst du gestern bei der Party? (Was war dabei?)

answered Nov 17, 2014 at 18:42

moooeeeep

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Thanks, that's it I believe. Is this question right? Mit wem geht sie in der Diskothek?
– warwick
Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 18:48
and how to ask a question: When does he sleep? if you don't mind answering
– warwick
Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 18:50
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@warwick : 1. Yes and no. It's "die Discothek". 2. "Wann schläft er?" But please keep in mind that we are no translation service. Even Google translator could have got this right.
– dervonnebenaan
Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 19:50

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