LingoflyIndirect questions: sé on és, no sé què dir
A question inside a statement loses the question mark but keeps the question word and the straight order. For example: “Sé on és la consulta del metge” — I know where the doctor's office is. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A question inside a statement loses the question mark but keeps the question word and the straight order.
Sé on és la consulta — I know where the surgery is. No sé què dir — I do not know what to say. Explica'm quan arriba el paquet — tell me when the parcel comes.
Nothing has to be moved around: the order here is plain.
A yes-or-no question lives in the word si: No sé si vindrà — I do not know whether he will come.
Table
| direct question | indirect question | translation |
|---|---|---|
| On és? | Sé on és | I know where |
| Què vols? | No sé què dir | I do not know what |
| Vindrà? | No sé si vindrà | whether he will come |
By example
- Sé on és la consulta del metgeI know where the doctor's office is
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Indirect questions: how does it work in Valencian?
A question inside a statement loses the question mark but keeps the question word and the straight order.
What does it look like in a Valencian example sentence?
“Sé on és la consulta del metge” — I know where the doctor's office is. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.