An interesting characteristic of Punjabi is that questions and statements are expressed very similarly. A question can be turned into a statement by simply replacing a word or phrase with the corresponding question word and vice versa. Unlike English, it is not necessary to change the ordering of words to change between a statement and a question.

Original statement:        Who question 1:        Who question 2:        What question:        

(Because ਬਣਾਈ baṇāī is used for the last example, it implies the answer is a feminine word. Usually, when the answer is not known, the masculine form ਬਣਾਇਆ baṇāiā is used)

Original statement:         Who question:                How much question:        Where question:        Which question: