Indirect Questions
B1Bertanya dengan lebih sopan
Cara bertanya yang lebih halus ke klien, atasan, resepsionis, atau orang yang baru dikenal. Kuncinya: setelah pembuka seperti Could you tell me…, urutan kata kembali seperti kalimat biasa (S + V), tanpa do/does/did.
Bayangkan pertanyaanmu dimasukkan ke amplop sebelum diserahkan ke resepsionis. Di luar amplop tertulis Could you tell me…?, dan tulisan itulah yang bertanya. Isinya cukup ditulis seperti kalimat biasa: where the meeting room is, bukan where is the meeting room. Jadi setelah pembuka sopan, urutannya kembali S + V, dan tanda bacanya mengikuti tulisan di luar amplop.
Rumus Indirect Questions
| Bentuk | Rumus | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| WH-question | Could you tell me + kata tanya + S + V? | Could you tell me where the meeting room is?Bisa tolong beri tahu saya di mana ruang rapatnya? |
| Pertanyaan ya/tidak | Do you know + if / whether + S + V? | Do you know if the manager is in today?Kamu tahu apakah manajernya masuk hari ini? |
| Tanpa do / does / did | Do you know + kata tanya + S + V(-s) / V2? | Do you know what time the train leaves?Kamu tahu keretanya berangkat jam berapa? |
| Sangat sopan (email) | I was wondering if + S + could + V1 | I was wondering if you could send me the slides.Kalau boleh, bisakah Anda mengirimkan slide-nya kepada saya? |
| Pernyataan | I'm not sure / I'd like to know + kata tanya / if + S + V. | I'm not sure when the package will arrive.Saya tidak yakin kapan paketnya akan sampai. |
Kata kunci yang sering muncul: Could you tell me…?, Do you know…?, Do you happen to know…?, I was wondering if…, I'd like to know…, I'm not sure…
Kapan dipakai?
Pertanyaan langsung seperti Where is the meeting room? tidak salah. Tapi ke klien, atasan, atau orang yang baru dikenal, kesannya bisa terlalu to the point. Indirect question membuatnya lebih sopan dan lembut:
- Bertanya ke resepsionis atau orang asing: Could you tell me where the meeting room is?
- Menanyakan info ke rekan kerja: Do you know if the printer is working?
- Meminta sesuatu lewat email ke klien: I was wondering if you could share the price list.
- Mengaku tidak tahu: I'm not sure what time the meeting starts.
| Langsung | Tidak langsung (lebih sopan) |
|---|---|
| Where is the meeting room? | Could you tell me where the meeting room is? |
| Is the manager in? | Do you know if the manager is in? |
| When does the shop open? | Do you know when the shop opens? |
| Can you send the file? | I was wondering if you could send the file. |
Cara membentuk: urutan kata kembali normal
Setelah pembuka (Could you tell me…, Do you know…), bagian pertanyaannya tidak dibalik lagi. Urutannya kembali seperti kalimat biasa: kata tanya + S + V.
- Ada to be: kembalikan to be ke belakang subject. Where is the room jadi where the room is.
- Ada do/does/did: buang kata bantunya, lalu sesuaikan kata kerjanya. When does it start jadi when it starts, what did she say jadi what she said.
- Pertanyaan ya/tidak: tambahkan if atau whether.
| Pertanyaan langsung | Langkah | Indirect question |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the bank? | is the bank → the bank is | Could you tell me where the bank is? |
| When does it start? | hapus does, start → starts | Do you know when it starts? |
| What did she say? | hapus did, say → said | Do you know what she said? |
| Is he in the office? | tambah if, lalu he is | Do you know if he is in the office? |
Kesalahan umum: Could you tell me where is the meeting room? → Could you tell me where the meeting room is?
Pembukanya sudah bertanya, jadi bagian dalamnya cukup S + V: where the meeting room is.
Pembuka yang sering dipakai & tanda baca
Ingat amplop tadi: tanda baca di akhir mengikuti pembukanya, bukan isinya.
- Pembukanya pertanyaan? Pakai tanda tanya: Do you know where she is?
- Pembukanya pernyataan? Pakai titik: I wonder where she is. I'm not sure if he is coming.
Untuk pertanyaan ya/tidak, if dan whether sama artinya. Whether sedikit lebih formal dan sering dipakai dengan or not.
- Do you happen to know whether the client has paid?Kamu kebetulan tahu apakah kliennya sudah bayar?
- I was wondering if we could move the call to Thursday.Saya ingin bertanya apakah call-nya bisa dipindah ke hari Kamis.
- I'm not sure how much the tickets cost.Saya tidak yakin berapa harga tiketnya.
| Pembuka | Kesan | Tanda baca |
|---|---|---|
| Do you know… / Do you happen to know… | santai, ke rekan kerja | ? |
| Could you tell me… | sopan, umum | ? |
| Would you mind telling me… | sangat sopan | ? |
| I was wondering if… | sangat sopan, cocok untuk email | . |
| I'd like to know… / I'm not sure… | pernyataan | . |
Kesalahan khas orang Indonesia
Kalimat tanya bahasa Indonesia hampir tidak mengubah urutan kata, jadi kita jarang memperhatikan urutan ini. Akibatnya, pola pertanyaan langsung sering ikut terbawa:
- Masih memakai do/does/did: Do you know what time does the train leave? ✗ → what time the train leaves ✓.
- Lupa mengubah kata kerja setelah does/did dibuang: Do you know when she arrive? ✗ → when she arrives ✓.
- Lupa if di pertanyaan ya/tidak: Can you tell me the shop is open? ✗ → Can you tell me if the shop is open? ✓.
Kesalahan umum: Do you know what time does the train leave? → Do you know what time the train leaves?
Does dibuang, lalu -s-nya pindah ke kata kerja: the train leaves.
Ketinggalan di rapat Zoom? Indirect question membantumu menyela tanpa kesan buru-buru: Sorry, could you tell me which slide we are on?
Ingat!
- Pembuka sopan, lalu kata tanya + S + V, seperti isi amplop yang ditulis biasa.
- Buang do/does/did, lalu sesuaikan kata kerjanya: when the shop opens, what she said.
- Pertanyaan ya/tidak pakai if atau whether.
- Tanda baca ikut pembukanya: Do you know…? pakai tanda tanya, I was wondering if… pakai titik.
- I was wondering if you could… adalah cara paling sopan untuk meminta sesuatu lewat email.
Contoh soal Indirect Questions dan pembahasannya
1. Could you tell me where ___?
- is the meeting room
- the meeting room is
- does the meeting room
- the meeting room
Lihat jawaban
Jawaban: the meeting room is
Could you tell me sudah bertanya, jadi sisanya cukup S + V: the meeting room is. Is the meeting room hanya untuk pertanyaan langsung.
2. Do you know what time ___?
- does the train leave
- leaves the train
- the train leaves
- the train does leave
Lihat jawaban
Jawaban: the train leaves
Does dibuang dan urutannya jadi S + V. -s dari does pindah ke kata kerja: the train leaves.
3. Pilih kalimat yang paling sopan dan benar untuk email ke klien.
- I was wondering if could you send us the price list.
- Send us the price list.
- I was wondering whether you send us the price list?
- I was wondering if you could send us the price list.
Lihat jawaban
Jawaban: I was wondering if you could send us the price list.
Setelah I was wondering if, urutannya S + V: you could send. Pembukanya pernyataan, jadi ditutup dengan titik. Send us the price list memang benar, tapi terlalu memerintah untuk klien.
4. Pilih kalimat yang benar.
- Do you know where she put the office keys?
- Do you know where did she put the office keys?
- Do you know where she did put the office keys?
- Do you know where put she the office keys?
Lihat jawaban
Jawaban: Do you know where she put the office keys?
Did dibuang dan urutannya S + V. Put bentuk lampaunya tetap put (put – put – put), jadi where she put the office keys sudah benar.
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