B2–C1 · Requests and follow-through · 4 patterns

Make clear requests and follow through

Make a clear, workable request.

Learner job · RQT

Make a clear, workable request.

Use these Frames when another person needs to know exactly what action, information or response you need next.

01 · Distinct core Frames

Start with genuinely different ways to do the job

4 canonical indexable Frames, deduplicated by reusable formula structure rather than contextual noun substitution.

01Could you confirm whether [the team needs another day to decide]?Could you confirm whether the team needs another day to decide?German parallel: Könnten Sie bestätigen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02I would appreciate it if you could check whether [the team needs another day to decide].I would appreciate it if you could check whether the team needs another day to decide.German parallel: Ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie prüfen könnten, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].03Please let us know if [the team needs another day to decide].Please let us know if the team needs another day to decide.German parallel: Bitte lassen Sie uns wissen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04Would it be possible to clarify why [the team needs another day to decide]?Would it be possible to clarify why the team needs another day to decide?German parallel: Wäre es möglich zu klären, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

02 · When to use

Choose the job before the wording

Use Polite request questions when the request is naturally phrased as a question; use Tact and diplomacy when face-saving matters most.

01Polite request questionsAsk for help, information or action tactfully.02Tact and politenessMake a difficult point easier to receive.

03 · Active retrieval

Produce one sentence before you reveal a model

Say or write one sentence for this job: “Make a clear, workable request.” Then open one Frame above, compare the language move, and rewrite your sentence for a different context.

04 · Continue with reviewed relations

Move from a Frame to a distinction, choice or new sentence

Only already-published relations are shown. Missing relations are not inferred or invented.

01Pattern LensInspect a new sentence and resolve it to canonical Metkagram patterns.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Make a clear, workable request.

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 confirm whether [X]?Could you confirm whether the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Könnten Sie bestätigen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02I would appreciate it if you could check whether [X]I would appreciate it if you could check whether the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie prüfen könnten, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].03Please let us know if [X]Please let us know if the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Bitte lassen Sie uns wissen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04Would it be possible to clarify why [X]?Would it be possible to clarify why the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wäre es möglich zu klären, warum [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 confirm whether [X]?FUNRQT001 · Could you confirm whether [the team needs another day to decide]? / Könnten Sie bestätigen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02I would appreciate it if you could check whether [X]FUNRQT011 · I would appreciate it if you could check whether [the team needs another day to decide]. / Ich wäre Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie prüfen könnten, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].03Please let us know if [X]FUNRQT021 · Please let us know if [the team needs another day to decide]. / Bitte lassen Sie uns wissen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04Would it be possible to clarify why [X]?FUNRQT031 · Would it be possible to clarify why [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wäre es möglich zu klären, warum [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Offers and supportOffer a concrete contribution with an easy next step.02Permission and boundariesState what is allowed, required or out of scope.03Commitments and promisesMake commitments that are specific and accountable.04Planning and schedulingSequence actions and make the next step visible.

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