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 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？ |
| 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？ |
| 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？ |
| 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？ |
| How much do you think there is? | どれくらいあると思う？ |
| Do you think they are doing fine? | 彼ら大丈夫だと思う？ |
| Do you know if he has got a girlfriend? | ガールフレンドは居るのかな？ |
| 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？ |
| 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？ |
| Do you think we should see the next house? | 次のお家も見るべきかしら？ |
| Do you think we should pay for it? | これ弁償した方がいいと思う？ |
| 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？ |
| Where do you think we can get a house? | どこに家を構えるつもりなの? |
| 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。 |
| 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？ |
| 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 think we can find it there? | そっちで見つけられると思う？ |
| 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？ |
| Do you know where the kitchen is? | キッチンがどこか分かるかい？ |
| Do you know what colour the packet is? | 何色のパッケージか分かる？ |
