「be」を用いた疑問詞疑問文

A1 英検3級 初級

wh- word + be + noun/pronoun

説明

Use wh- questions with "be" to ask for information about a person, place, thing, or time.

In "What is your name?", "What" asks for the missing information. "Is" is the verb "be". "Your name" comes after the verb, so English changes the order. Japanese learners often say "What your name?" or "Where you from?", but English needs "is" or "are".

例文

  • What is your name? お名前は何ですか。
  • Where are you from? ご出身はどちらですか。
  • How are you today? 今日はお元気ですか。
  • Who is the man in the blue shirt? 青いシャツの男性はだれですか。
  • When is the next train? 次の電車はいつですか。
  • Why is the room so quiet? どうして部屋はこんなに静かなのですか。

よくある間違い

Japanese learners often keep Japanese word order and drop "be": "What your name?" or "What your name is?" -> "What is your name?"; "Where you from?" -> "Where are you from?". In English, the wh- word comes first, then "is" or "are".

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