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How can a question be asked in German?

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  • 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?

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Haben Sie es gesehen?

Normal word order is reversed, ie the verb comes first

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Do you like him?

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Magst du ihn?

Normal word order is reversed, ie the verb comes firdst

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Thats true, isnt it?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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!

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Glaubst du mir nicht? - Doch!

doch answers a negative question in the positive.

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How?

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Wie?

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Wo?

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Where?

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Whom?

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Wem?

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What?

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Was?

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Which?

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Welcher?

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Whose?

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Wessen?

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When?

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Wann?

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Who?

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Wer?

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Why?

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Warum?

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When did he come?

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Wann ist er gekommen?

Verb and subject have exchanged places

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Where are you off to?

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Wo willst du hin?

Verb and subject have exchanged places

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How did you do that?

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Wie haben Sie das gemacht?

Verb and subject have exchanged places

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Why did she get up so late?

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Warum ist sie so spät aufgestanden?

Verb and subject have exchanged places

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Where do you come from?

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Woher kommst du?

Use woher/wohin when direction is involved?

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Where are you going?

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Wohin fahren Sie?

Use woher/wohin when direction is involved?

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Who did that?

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Wer hat das gemacht?

Normal word order as wer is the subject

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Who did you give it to?

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Wem hast du es geschenk?

Wem is not the subject, so verb and subject swap places

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She asked if you wanted to come?

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Sie fragte, ob du mitkommen wolltest.

With an indirect question, the verb of asking comes last

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