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B2–C1 · Indirect questions · 4 patterns

Indirect questions

Keep question order inside polite embedded clauses.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Keep question order inside polite embedded clauses.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

Start with these reusable frames

A compact sample from the 4 patterns in this study set.

01Could you tell me whether [X]?Could you tell me whether the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Könnten Sie mir sagen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Do you happen to know why [X]?Do you happen to know why the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wissen Sie zufällig, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Would you mind explaining how it is possible that [X]?Would you mind explaining how it is possible that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Würden Sie erklären, wie es möglich ist, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04May I ask if [X]?May I ask if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Darf ich fragen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

03 · Complete set

Browse every pattern

The canonical list follows below. Every pattern has a stable ID and its own page for examples, translation, and reuse.

01Could you tell me whether [X]?QSTQIND001 · Could you tell me whether [the team needs another day to decide]? / Könnten Sie mir sagen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02Do you happen to know why [X]?QSTQIND011 · Do you happen to know why [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wissen Sie zufällig, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Would you mind explaining how it is possible that [X]?QSTQIND021 · Would you mind explaining how it is possible that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Würden Sie erklären, wie es möglich ist, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04May I ask if [X]?QSTQIND031 · May I ask if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Darf ich fragen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

04 · Continue

Questions in use

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Negative questionsUse negation to question an assumption or prompt action.02Alternative questionsCompare two routes before making a choice.03Confirmation questionsCheck a fact carefully before relying on it.04Clarification questionsRepair meaning before the conversation moves on.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasCould you tell me whether [X]?Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasDo you happen to know why [X]?Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.