jdm. die / eine Frage stellen

to ask someone a question

Türkçe: birine soru sormak

Noun

Frage f.

Verb

stellen

Topic

Kommunikation

In a sentence

Die Journalistin stellt dem Minister eine unangenehme Frage zur Steuerreform.

How it is used

Means 'to ask someone a question,' a basic communication act. Neutral register, used in everyday conversation. A German speaker might say this in a classroom. Common mistake: forgetting the dative 'jdm.' before 'eine Frage.'

Other verbs that go with Frage

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• außer Frage stehento be beyond question
• in Frage kommento be considered as a candidate or option
• in Frage stehento be in question
• etw. in Frage stellento question something

All collocations with Frage

Other collocations built on stellen

• (sich) ins Abseits stellento isolate oneself
• etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
• Anforderungen stellen an+Akk.to set requirements or expectations for others
• eine Anfrage stellento formally ask for information or a quote
• Ansprüche stellen an+Akk.to make demands/set requirements on someone/something
• den / einen Antrag stellen auf+Akk.to submit an application/motion for something
• jdm. etw. in Aussicht stellento promise someone something
• eine Bedingung stellento set a condition