日本語
In English, in more formal situations, we often use indirect questions because they sound more polite.
To make a question more polite we often begin with an indirect question phrase such as:
Example questions :
DIRECT QUESTION : Where is the post office?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Do you know where the post office is?
DIRECT QUESTION : What's the time?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Could you tell me what the time is?
DIRECT QUESTION : Does this train go to Brighton?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Can you tell me if this train goes to Brighton?
DIRECT QUESTION : Is there a bank nearby?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Have you any idea whether there is a bank nearby?
Note for use of indirect questions :
If the direct question begins with an auxiliary verb ( no question word), add 'if' or 'whether' after an indirect question phrase to make the question indirect.
We don't use 'if' or whether with Do you think...?
eg. Do you think he's gone to London? NOT Do you think if he's gone to London?
| Indirect question example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Don't you think we can get a house for 1200 per month. | 月 1200 でお家を買えると思うんだけど。 |
| Do you know why they built this enormous pier? | なぜ彼らがこんなに巨大な浅橋を建てたのか知ってる？ |
| When do you think we can have the meeting? | いつ僕たちはミーティング出来ると思いますか？ |
| Can you please tell me where it is? | それは、どこにあるのか教えてくれます？ |
| When do you think you are going to look for houses again? | 次はいつ家を見に行くの？ |
| How long do you think it will take? | ミーティングはどれくらいかかるの？ |
| Do you think you are a good cook? | あなたは料理するの上手だと思う？ |
| Do you know if he has got a girlfriend? | ガールフレンドは居るのかな？ |
| Who would? Can you tell me where you want to live then? | そうだろ？ それじゃあどこに住みたいか言ってごらん？ |
| Do you think I should take Pogo out of his box? | ポゴをケージから出した方がいいと思う？ |
| Do you think we should buy it? | 私たち買った方がいいと思う？ |
| That's insane, do you think we can negotiate the prices? | ありえないわね。価格交渉できるかしら？ |
| Do you know how old this station is? | この駅がどのくらい古いのか知っている？ |
| How much do you think there is? | どれくらいあると思う？ |
| Do you know how much the tickets are? | チケットがいくらか知ってる？ |
| Erm, what do you think she could do to them? | でも、彼女があいつらに何かできると思う？ |
| Do you have a plan about what you are going to do now? | 今からすることは決めてあるのかい？ |
| Yeah, I forgot that, when do you think we can meet, then? | そうだったわね、忘れてたわ。それじゃあいつ会えるかしら？ |
| Do you think we can find it there? | そっちで見つけられると思う？ |
| Do you think we should see the next house? | 次のお家も見るべきかしら？ |
