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 | |
|---|---|
| How many people do you think you are going to cook for? | 君は何人分の料理を作ろうと思ってるの？ |
| 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 what colour the packet is? | 何色のパッケージか分かる？ |
| Do you think we can find it there? | そっちで見つけられると思う？ |
| Can you explain why we have to pay £30 more per week please? | どうして週に 30 ポンドも多く払わなきゃいけないのか説明してくれるかい？ |
| Don't you think you are getting a bit too angry? | 少し怒り過ぎてるとは思わない？ |
| I'm still checking, do you think I can try some bugs here? | まだ見てるよ。ここって虫も食べれると思うかい？ |
| Does it mean you are going to ask for some commission? | それって手数料を請求するってこと？ |
| Yes, I'm ready, do you think I'll need a jacket? | えぇ、準備できたわ。ジャケット必要だと思う？ |
| But why do you think we should leave the house? | でも、どうして僕たちが家を出るべきだなんて思うんだい？ |
| 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？ |
| 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? |
| 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？ |
| Do you know what time it is? | 今何時かわかる？ |
| Do you know how much the tickets are? | チケットがいくらか知ってる？ |
| 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？ |
| When do you think you are going to look for houses again? | 次はいつ家を見に行くの？ |
| Do you really think you want to solve the problem? | きみ、本当に問題を解決する気があるのかい？ |
| Do you think we can let him go out? | 彼を行かせてあげてもいいと思う？ |
| Don't you think he is a nice guy? | 彼はいい人だと思わない？ |
