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Sentence

die Ja/Nein-Frage

In English: yes/no question

A question that can be answered with ja or nein. The conjugated verb comes first and the subject second, with no „do“ or „does“. To say yes to a negative question, German uses doch.

Example: Kommst du heute Abend? Ja, ich komme.

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die W-Frage die indirekte Frage die Inversion

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