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8課 引用・埋め込み疑問
Quotes & nested questions — と言う, と思う, かどうか, 疑問詞+か
8課

疑問詞 + か(埋め込み疑問文)

接続:疑問詞 + ふつう形 + か
Who/where/when/what… (do something) — insert questions with question words into the larger sentence.
注意 / Note:The inner clause must be in ふつう形, politeness is determined by the main verb at the end of the sentence: 誰が来るか知っていますか.
比較 / Compare:だれが来るか知っていますか(yes 疑問詞→use か)/来るかどうか知っていますか(Yes/No→use かどうか).
よく出る形 / Common form:疑問詞+ふつう形+か+知っています/分かります/覚えています。
パーティーにだれが来るか知っていますか。
Do you know who is coming to the party?
いつ出発するか、まだ決めていません。
I still haven't decided when to depart.
どこで買ったか覚えていません。
I don't remember where I bought it.

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