か尋ねた

asked whether

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asked whether か marks an embedded question, and 尋ねた means “asked” in the past tense. The phrase can also be translated as “asked what/where/who,” depending on the question word before か.

JA: 彼女に何を食べたいか尋ねた。

EN: I asked her what she wanted to eat.

彼は私たちになにが欲しいか尋ねた。

He asked us what we wanted.

トムにメアリーと駅で会ったか尋ねた。

I asked Tom if he had met Mary at the station.

私は彼にどこへ駐車したら良いか尋ねた。

I asked him where I should park.

私は彼女に彼の住所を知っているか尋ねた。

I asked her if she knew his address.

トムは父親に映画に行ってもいいか尋ねた。

Tom asked his father if he could go to the movies.

トムにそれはなにか尋ねた。

I asked Tom what it was.

私は彼が誰であるか尋ねた。

I asked who he was.