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How can a question be asked in German?
- Changing the word order
- By adding nicht, nicht wahr, order or doch
- By using a question word
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Did you see it?
Haben Sie es gesehen?
Normal word order is reversed, ie the verb comes first
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Do you like him?
Magst du ihn?
Normal word order is reversed, ie the verb comes firdst
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Thats true, isnt it?
Das stimmt, nicht wahr?
nicht wahr is added to a sentence to turn it into a question
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The food’s ready, isnt it?
Das Essen ist fertig, nicht?
nicht is added to a sentence to turn it into a question
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They’ll do it, won’t they?
Sie machen das, oder?
oder is added to a sentence to turn it into a question
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You’ll manage, won’t you?
Das schaffst du doch?
doch is added to a sentence to turn it into a question
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Don’t you believe me? - Yes, I do!
Glaubst du mir nicht? - Doch!
doch answers a negative question in the positive.
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How?
Wie?
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Where?
Wo?
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Whom?
Wem?
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What?
Was?
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Which?
Welcher?
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Whose?
Wessen?
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When?
Wann?
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Who?
Wer?
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Why?
Warum?
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When did he come?
Wann ist er gekommen?
Verb and subject have exchanged places
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Where are you off to?
Wo willst du hin?
Verb and subject have exchanged places
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How did you do that?
Wie haben Sie das gemacht?
Verb and subject have exchanged places
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Why did she get up so late?
Warum ist sie so spät aufgestanden?
Verb and subject have exchanged places
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Where do you come from?
Woher kommst du?
Use woher/wohin when direction is involved?
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Where are you going?
Wohin fahren Sie?
Use woher/wohin when direction is involved?
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Who did that?
Wer hat das gemacht?
Normal word order as wer is the subject
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Who did you give it to?
Wem hast du es geschenkt?
Wem is not the subject, so verb and subject swap places
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She asked if you wanted to come?
Sie fragte, ob du mitkommen wolltest.
With an indirect question, the verb of asking comes last
