<p>Do you happen to have a spaceship?<br>
你不会正好有一艘飞船吧？</p>

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2020-01-04T23:21:07.943Z
2020-01-04T23:21:07.943Z
Pedroski
<p>Normally you wouldn't translate <em>happen</em> in questions like the one you proposed.</p>

<hr>

<p>But, if you really wanted to - the best equivalent I can think of for doing this would be by adding:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>顺便问一下</p>
</blockquote>

<p>at the beginning of a question.</p>

<p>So your question would end up being something like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>顺便问一下，你有没有眼镜护理螺丝刀呢？</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-01-04T05:54:05.853Z
2020-01-04T05:54:05.853Z
Mou某
<p>Translate:- "Do you happen to have an eyeglass screwdriver?"</p>

<p>In this particular situation where the serendipitous element of "accidental / surprise" is absent, ((which "happen to", 碰巧, (as 碰, "to meet, bump into"), would imply)), I would prefer to use 也许, (maybe, perhaps) as an interrogative. </p>

<p>Perhaps in reply to the question, 正好 could be used sensibly.  </p>

<p>So, the question:- 你<em>也许</em>有眼镜螺丝刀吗？ -- "Maybe / perhaps you have eyeglass screwdriver?" </p>

<p>To answer:- 我<em>正好</em>有一个  -- （I happened to have one)</p>

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2020-01-15T13:51:23.480Z
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Wayne Cheah
<p>We use 正好 more in daily conversation between friends or family talking cause this is not a word that formally.</p>

<p>So we would probably not use this word to someone we don't that familiar with.</p>

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2020-01-14T17:25:20.963Z
2020-01-14T17:25:20.963Z
igonejack
<p>I'm aware that you can use 正好 or 碰巧 to express low probability in statements, equivalent to English "happen to" .</p>

<p>我正好是有你要的那种啤酒。</p>

<p>我发现他碰巧就是我的一个远亲。</p>

<p>How can you use this same idea in a question?</p>

<p>"Do you happen to have an eyeglass screwdriver?" </p>

<p>Edit: I want to express that I'm aware the probability of them having the [unusual item] is low, but that I'm asking anyway. </p>

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Happen to (in questions)
# Happen to (in questions)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-04)

I'm aware that you can use 正好 or 碰巧 to express low probability in statements, equivalent to English "happen to" .

我正好是有你要的那种啤酒。

我发现他碰巧就是我的一个远亲。

How can you use this same idea in a question?

"Do you happen to have an eyeglass screwdriver?"

Edit: I want to express that I'm aware the probability of them having the [unusual item] is low, but that I'm asking anyway.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-04. Score: 1

Do you happen to have a spaceship?  
你不会正好有一艘飞船吧？


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-01-04. Score: 1

Normally you wouldn't translate *happen* in questions like the one you proposed.

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But, if you really wanted to - the best equivalent I can think of for doing this would be by adding:

> 顺便问一下

at the beginning of a question.

So your question would end up being something like:

> 顺便问一下，你有没有眼镜护理螺丝刀呢？


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-01-15. Score: 0

Translate:- "Do you happen to have an eyeglass screwdriver?"

In this particular situation where the serendipitous element of "accidental / surprise" is absent, ((which "happen to", 碰巧, (as 碰, "to meet, bump into"), would imply)), I would prefer to use 也许, (maybe, perhaps) as an interrogative.

Perhaps in reply to the question, 正好 could be used sensibly.

So, the question:- 你*也许*有眼镜螺丝刀吗？ -- "Maybe / perhaps you have eyeglass screwdriver?"

To answer:- 我*正好*有一个 -- （I happened to have one)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-01-14. Score: -1

We use 正好 more in daily conversation between friends or family talking cause this is not a word that formally.

So we would probably not use this word to someone we don't that familiar with.


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