列(れっ)車(しゃ) resshaは wa何時(なんじ) nanjiに ni出(しゅっ)発(ぱつ)す()る() shuppatsusuruか ka教(おし)え()て() oshieteくれません kuremasenか ka。 Could you tell me what time the train departs? Literal Train [topic-は] what-time [at-に] departs [question-か] tell-me [favor-くれませんか]. A polite request built on an embedded question. 教えてくれませんか ('won't you teach/tell me?') is the ~てくれる favor-form + negative question, the standard pattern for polite requests. The negative politely softens the ask. trainsrequests~てくれませんか (polite request)embedded question
列(れっ)車(しゃ) resshaは wa何時(なんじ) nanjiに ni出(しゅっ)発(ぱつ)す()る() shuppatsusuruか ka教(おし)え()て() oshieteくれません kuremasenか ka。 Could you tell me what time the train departs? Literal Train [topic-は] what-time [at-に] departs [question-か] tell-me [favor-くれませんか]. A polite request built on an embedded question. 教えてくれませんか ('won't you teach/tell me?') is the ~てくれる favor-form + negative question, the standard pattern for polite requests. The negative politely softens the ask. trainsrequests~てくれませんか (polite request)embedded question