Grammar Notes:
Learn Japanese grammar: か (ka). Meaning: か is a sentence-ending particle used to turn a sentence into a question. It’s easy to think of it like a question mark (which often is not used in Japanese).
Let’s start with a basic example sentence.
- 日本人です。
- nihonjin desu.
- I am Japanese.
Now by adding か we can turn this into a question:
- 日本人ですか。
- nihon jin desu ka.
- Are you Japanese?
か can also mean “or”, see lesson for か～か (ka~ka).
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か - Example Sentences 例文
Each example sentence includes a Japanese hint, the romaji reading, and the English translation.
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Example #1
何ですか？
Example #2
すみません、あなたも学生ですか。
Example #3
あなたの名前は何ですか。
Example #4
元気ですか。
Example #5
彼は何才ですか。
Example #6
大丈夫ですか？
Example #7
私とお昼ご飯を食べませんか？
Example #8
どうしてこのことを知らないのか？
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 日本人 | にほんじん | Japanese person |
| 何 | なに | what |
| 学生 | がくせい | student |
| あなたの | your | |
| 名前 | なまえ | name |
| 元気 | げんき | energetic; doing good |
| 彼 | かれ | he |
| 才 | さい | age (years) |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | OK |
| 私 | わたし | I; me |
| 昼ご飯 | ひるごはん | lunch |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 知らない | しらない | to not know |
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