你真的没有在附近看到什么人吗？
“in the palace back then, didn't you see anyone nearby?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当年我在宫中落水时
“When I fell into the lake”
你 真的没有 在附近 看到什么人 吗？
“in the palace back then, didn't you see anyone nearby?”
县主落水时 周遭只有我一人
“When you fell into the water, I was the only one around.”
“Are you absolutely sure, or are you deliberately concealing who was there?”
In imperial palace intrigues, witnesses to suspicious accidents often pretend not to have seen anything to preserve their own lives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the vicinity; nearby
Essential spatial expression specifying proximity to a landmark or event location.
see anyone (in particular)
Here '什么人' acts as an indefinite pronoun ('anyone'), not an interrogative asking 'what kind of person'.
Transforms the declarative sentence into a yes/no question seeking confirmation.
