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 | |
|---|---|
| When do you think you are going to look for houses again? | 次はいつ家を見に行くの？ |
| Don't you think it's better to live upstairs? | 上の階に住む方が良いと思わないの？ |
| 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 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？ |
| Do you think we should pay for it? | これ弁償した方がいいと思う？ |
| Do you think she is good? | 彼女は優れた獣医だと思う？ |
| 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？ |
| 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？ |
| Can you tell me what you are planning then? | それじゃあどうするつもりなんだい? |
| Do you think it's a good idea? | 良いアイデアだと思う？ |
| Don't you think he is a nice guy? | 彼はいい人だと思わない？ |
| 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？ |
| Do you think we should buy it? | 私たち買った方がいいと思う？ |
| Can you tell me, Nick, how much they pay, please? | ニック、彼らがいくら払ってるのか教えてくれるかい？ |
| 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？ |
| Hey, don't you think Diego would like to join us, too? | ねえ、ディエゴも私たちに加わってくれるかしら? |
| Do you know how the girls are getting to Soho? | 女の子たちがどうやってソーホーに行くか知ってる？ |
| Where do you think we can get a house? | どこに家を構えるつもりなの? |
| Do you know what time it is? | 今何時かわかる？ |
| 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？ |
