even with indirect questions?
Let's say we have a sentence:
Do they often go out?
The indirect question would be " Can you tell me if they go out often?" then?

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Notna

18 May

Swedish
English (US)

I would refrain from that structure

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Alek03

18 May

Polish

from "Can you tell me if they go out often?" structure?

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Notna

18 May

Swedish
English (US)

Use can you tell me if they go out often.

Do not use can you tell me if they often go out

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Alek03

18 May

Polish

Thank you so much :)

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Notna

18 May

Swedish
English (US)

No problem

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AnimeTokyoLearns

19 May

English (US)

You can say The first one but not many say that they usually say the second one because it's more smooth

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Please show me example sentences with which one is correct?:
Can you tell me if they often go out?
Can you tell me if they go out often?.

Please show me example sentences with which one is correct?:Can you tell me if they often go out?Can you tell me if they go out often? . Tell me as many daily expressions as possible. See a translation

Can you tell me if they go out often?

Can you tell me if they go out often?

It sounds really unnatural to me to say: “Can you tell me if they often go out?”This is definitely right:Can you tell me if they go out often?

I would refrain from that structure

Use can you tell me if they go out often.Do not use can you tell me if they often go out

No problem

You can say The first one but not many say that they usually say the second one because it's more smooth

Please show me example sentences with which one is correct?:
Can you tell me if they often go out?
Can you tell me if they go out often? . Tell me as many daily expressions as possible.

See a translation

It sounds really unnatural to me to say: “Can you tell me if they often go out?”

This is definitely right:

Can you tell me if they go out often?

Use can you tell me if they go out often.

Do not use can you tell me if they often go out