Türkçe
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? | Ne zaman tekrar ev bakmayı düşünüyorsun? |
| Do you know how much the tickets are? | Biletler ne kadar biliyor musun? |
| Do you think you are a good cook? | İyi bir aşçı olduğunu düşünüyor musun? |
| Can you please tell me where it is? | Nerede olduğunu söyleyebilir misin lütfen? |
| Do you have a plan about what you are going to do now? | Şimdi ne yapacağın hakkında bir planın var mı? |
| 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? |
| Do you think it's a good idea? | Sence iyi bir fikir mi? |
| I'm still checking, do you think I can try some bugs here? | Hala göz atıyorum, sence buradaki böceklerden birini deneyebilir miyim? |
| 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? |
| Don't you think you are getting a bit too angry? | Sence biraz fazla sinirlenmiyor musun? |
| Do you know how old this station is? | İstasyonun kaç yaşında olduğunu biliyor musun? |
| Can you tell me where you are taking me first? | Önce beni nereye götürdüğünü söyler misin? |
| Do you know where the kitchen is? | Mutfak nerde biliyor musun? |
| How many people do you think you are going to cook for? | Sen kaç kişilik yapacaksın sence? |
| Do you think we can find it there? | Sence orada bulabilir miyiz? |
| When do you think we can have the meeting? | Görüşmeyi ne zaman yapabiliriz sence? |
| Do you really think you want to solve the problem? | Gerçekten problemi çözmek istiyor musun sence? |
| Can you explain why we have to pay £30 more per week please? | Bizim neden haftada 30£ daha fazla ödememiz gerektiğini açıklar mısın lütfen? |
