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 | |
|---|---|
| How many people do you think you are going to cook for? | Sen kaç kişilik yapacaksın sence? |
| Do you think it's a good idea? | Sence iyi bir fikir mi? |
| Do you know if he has got a girlfriend? | Kız arkadaşı var mı biliyor musun? |
| Do you think I should take Pogo out of his box? | Sence Pogo'yu kutusundan çıkarayım mı? |
| Can you please tell me where it is? | Nerede olduğunu söyleyebilir misin lütfen? |
| Can you tell me what you are planning then? | Bana ne planladığını anlatır mısın o zaman? |
| Yes, I'm ready, do you think I'll need a jacket? | Evet, hazırım, sence cekete ihtiyacım olur mu? |
| That's insane, do you think we can negotiate the prices? | Bu çılgınlık, sence bu fiyatlarda pazarlık yapabilir miyiz? |
| It's seven thirty! Who do you think it could be? | Yedi buçuk! Sence kim olabilir? |
| Do you know how much the tickets are? | Biletler ne kadar biliyor musun? |
| Do you know what time it is? | Saat kaç biliyor musun? |
| Can you tell me, Nick, how much they pay, please? | Onlar ne kadar ödüyor, Nick, söyler misin lütfen? |
| Do you know how old this station is? | İstasyonun kaç yaşında olduğunu biliyor musun? |
| Do you know what colour the packet is? | Paketi ne renk biliyor musun? |
| Do you think they are doing fine? | Sence iyiler mi? |
| Do you think we can let him go out? | Dışarı salabilir miyiz sence? |
| Do you really think you want to solve the problem? | Gerçekten problemi çözmek istiyor musun sence? |
| Do you think we should buy it? | Sence bunu almalı mıyız? |
| When do you think we can have the meeting? | Görüşmeyi ne zaman yapabiliriz sence? |
| Don't you think we can get a house for 1200 per month. | Ayda 1200'e bir ev bulamaz mıyız sence? |
