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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 | |
|---|---|
| Do you think I should take Pogo out of his box? | Sence Pogo'yu kutusundan çıkarayım mı? |
| Don't you think we can get a house for 1200 per month. | Ayda 1200'e bir ev bulamaz mıyız sence? |
| How much do you think renting a house would cost? | Bir ev tutmak sence ne kadara gelirdi? |
| How much do you think there is? | Ne kadar vardır sence? |
| Hey, don't you think Diego would like to join us, too? | Hey, sence Diego da bize katılmak istemez miydi? |
| Do you think she is good? | Sen iyi olduğunu düşünüyor musun? |
| When do you think you are going to look for houses again? | Ne zaman tekrar ev bakmayı düşünüyorsun? |
| Do you think we can find it there? | Sence orada bulabilir miyiz? |
| Do you have a plan about what you are going to do now? | Şimdi ne yapacağın hakkında bir planın var mı? |
| I'm still checking, do you think I can try some bugs here? | Hala göz atıyorum, sence buradaki böceklerden birini deneyebilir miyim? |
| Can you please tell me where it is? | Nerede olduğunu söyleyebilir misin lütfen? |
| How long do you think it will take? | Sence ne kadar sürer? |
| Do you think you are a good cook? | İyi bir aşçı olduğunu düşünüyor musun? |
| Does it mean you are going to ask for some commission? | Bu biraz komisyon isteyeceğin anlamına mı geliyor? |
| Do you know if he has got a girlfriend? | Kız arkadaşı var mı biliyor musun? |
| Where do you think we can get a house? | Sence nereden bir ev tutabiliriz? |
| That's insane, do you think we can negotiate the prices? | Bu çılgınlık, sence bu fiyatlarda pazarlık yapabilir miyiz? |
| Do you think it will help us get a table? | Bu bir masa ayırtmamıza yardımcı olur mu sence? |
| Do you know what colour the packet is? | Paketi ne renk biliyor musun? |
| Can you tell me, Nick, how much they pay, please? | Onlar ne kadar ödüyor, Nick, söyler misin lütfen? |
