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W-Fragen und Ja-/Nein-Fragen
Questions: W-questions and yes/no questions
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineYes/no question: verb first. W-question: question word first, .
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Before
Sie haben Brot.
Watch the sentence change …
For a yes/no question, the verb jumps to the front. The full stop becomes a question mark.
„Haben Sie Brot?“ — Do you have bread?
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
German has two main kinds of questions. A W-question asks for information. It starts with a question word like was (what) or wo (where). A yes/no question is one you answer with ja or nein. You make both by putting the verb (the action word) in the right place. German needs no helper word like English “do”.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
EinkaufenYou need both at the market or in any shop. You ask if they have something (). You ask what it costs (). And you ask where something is ().
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