见到井上队长什么时候走的吗
“Did you see when Captain Inoue left?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
摩托车见过吗
“Did you see a motorcycle?”
见到井上队长什么时候走的吗
“Did you see when Captain Inoue left?”
没有
“No.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese, embedding an interrogative pronoun like '什么时候' inside a yes-no question marked with '吗' is a direct and efficient way to ask if the listener knows the specific details.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when / at what time
The standard question phrase embedded within a clause to ask for timing.
departed / left
Uses the shi...de construction focus pattern to inquire specifically about the timing of the departure.
Turns the embedded question into a yes-no confirmation regarding whether the speaker has the temporal information.
