Jeg spørger, om han kommer i aften.

I ask whether he is coming tonight.

Breakdown of Jeg spørger, om han kommer i aften.

• jeg: I
• han: he
• komme: to come
• i aften: tonight

Questions & Answers about Jeg spørger, om han kommer i aften.

Why is om used here, and what does it mean in this sentence?

In this sentence, om introduces an indirect yes/no question:

• Jeg spørger, om han kommer i aften.
  = I’m asking whether/if he is coming tonight.

So here om means “whether / if” in the sense of uncertainty about yes or no. It’s used after verbs like:

• spørge (to ask)
• vide (to know)
• tvivle på (to doubt)
• overveje (to consider)

Example:

• Jeg ved ikke, om han kommer.
  I don’t know whether he is coming.

Could you say Jeg spørger, hvis han kommer i aften instead of om?