Usages of shitsumon
昨日 医者 に 質問 を しました が、 答え を まだ もらって いません。kinou isha ni shitsumon o shimashita ga, kotae o mada moratte imasen.
Yesterday I asked the doctor a question, but I have not received an answer yet.
質問 が あります か？shitsumon ga arimasu ka?
Do you have any questions?
学生 は 先生 に 質問 を します。gakusei wa sensei ni shitsumon o shimasu.
Students ask questions to the teacher.
授業中 に 先生 に 質問 を します。jugyouchuu ni sensei ni shitsumon o shimasu.
I ask the teacher questions during class.
これ以外 に 質問 が あります か？koreigai ni shitsumon ga arimasu ka?
Do you have any questions besides this?
会議 の あと で 担当者 に 質問 を して も いい です か？kaigi no ato de tantousha ni shitsumon o shite mo ii desu ka?
May I ask the person in charge a question after the meeting?
質問 が 一つ あります。shitsumon ga hitotsu arimasu.
I have one question.
面接 の 説明書 を 読んで から、 質問 を 考えて おいて よかった です。mensetsu no setsumeisho o yonde kara, shitsumon o kangaete oite yokatta desu.
After reading the interview information sheet, I’m glad I had thought of some questions in advance.
私 は 先生 の 質問 に すぐ 答えられます。watashi wa sensei no shitsumon ni sugu kotaeraremasu.
I can answer the teacher's question immediately.
日本語 が 分からなくて、 先生 に 質問 を しました。nihongo ga wakaranakute, sensei ni shitsumon o shimashita.
I didn’t understand Japanese, so I asked the teacher a question.
先生 は 学生全員 に 平等 に 質問 を します。sensei wa gakuseizenin ni byoudou ni shitsumon o shimasu.
The teacher asks questions to all the students equally.
今日 は 質問 が 二つ あります。kyou wa shitsumon ga futatsu arimasu.
Today I have two questions.
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