GrammarB1· Kundenservice & Reklamation
Indirekte Fragen
Indirect questions
Kartoffel · your teacher
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From what you know
Wann kommt das Paket?becomesKönnen Sie mir sagen, wann das Paket kommt?6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineKeep the question word or use ob; the verb goes to the end.
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Before
Wie lange dauert die Reparatur?
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The question word stays, and dauert goes to the end.
„Könnten Sie mir sagen, wie lange die Reparatur dauert?“ — Could you tell me how long the repair will take?
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
An indirect question is a question inside another sentence. You don't ask straight out: You start with an intro like . Then the question follows as a . That is a clause with its verb at the end, like the ones after dass and weil.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Kundenservice & ReklamationYou need it whenever you want to ask politely. Think of a call to a hotline, the service desk or a complaint email: , . You also need it to say what you don't know, or what someone asked:
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