"どの国に行ったことがありますか?"
Translation:Which countries have you been to?
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1797
Well, technically it should be "to which countries have you been" so that it doesnt end on a proposition but I won't tell.
1076
There's actually nothing technical about that rule. It's an arbitrary one made up on the basis that English should emulate Latin grammar.
1126
Much in standard English is that way. And yet, it is considered more proper. Rules of any language did not fall out of heaven :)
1494
Not a rule of grammar but one of semantics. Normally “I have been there” is used to mean “I went there and came back”
Depends on what you mean by "incorrect". Some Japanese people would write the kanji, and actual usage is an important part of language. But the correct grammatical usage in this sentence is to write it in kana.
In English, this question is in the present perfect tense, have + past participle of the verb. Japanese does not have a present perfect tense. The equivalent of asking a person if they have the experience of doing something is
(past tense of the verb) koto ga arimasu ka?
行ったことがありますか?
itta koto ga arimasu ka?
Have you been to ~ ?
1918
To better understand it, ~に行ったこと means "the fact that you have been to~"; Once the subject has been to that place, such fact exists, but not existed, at the time the question is asked. So it is in present tense. You would use past tense if the time reference is in the past: 去年アメリカへ行ったことがありました。Last year I had been to America.
595
I know the Japanese run the "i" in ni and itta together, but to my ear, unless this is written down, "に行った" , you appear to be missing the vital part of the verb. The audio pauses after "ni" sound, then goes on "takoto... ". Is he/she saying this correctly? Don't like my chances of understanding in Japan if that's correct?
595
No one has yet addressed the issue of being unable to hear the somewhat necessary "行っ"in "行った".
There's a similar discussion above that might answer your question: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/23150181?comment_id=37328412
As in, "Which countries have you went to"?
I think most (all?) english speakers would understand "went to" in this context, but it isn't "correct" grammar: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/learn-the-difference-between-gone-and-went-in-less-than-a-minute/