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葡萄牙语是或否问题

特别是在葡萄牙语中,是或否问题看起来与陈述句相同,即词序保持不变。举几个例子: 

声明式
Tu estás no Porto. 
你在波尔图。

疑问
Tu estás no Porto?
你在波尔图吗?

如您所见,与英语等其他语言相反,在陈述句和疑问句中动词都跟随主语。

由于疑问句和陈述句看起来相同,因此正确地发音疑问句非常重要,这样它们才能达到预期的效果。 

例如,当询问时, Tu estás no Porto?  you want to finish off in a rising tone so that it clearly sounds like a question. Read on.

Lesson #34 Yes-no questions - Portuguesepedia

无需辅助

与开放式问题的情况一样,是或否问题在没有任何助动词的情况下也能表现得很好(英语中并非如此): 

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