JLPT N5 Grammar (ka)

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Grammar Notes:

Learn Japanese grammar: (ka). Meaning:  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
  • nihon jin desu .
  • Are you Japanese

か can also mean “or”, see lesson for .


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Example #1

なんですか?
nan desu ka?
What?
Example #2

すみません、あなたもがくせいですか。
sumimasen, anata mo gakusei desu ka.
Excuse me, are you also a student?
Example #3

あなたのなまえはなんですか。
anata no namae wa nandesu ka.
What is your name?
Example #4

げんきですか。
genki desu ka.
How are you?
Example #5

かれはなんさいですか。
kare wa nansai desu ka.
How old is he?
Example #6

だいじょうぶですか?
daijoubu desu ka?
Are you alright?
Example #7

わたしとおひるごはんをたべませんか?
watashi to ohiru gohan wo tabemasen ka?
Would you like to have lunch with me?
Example #8

どうしてこのことをしらないのか?
doushite kono koto wo shiranai no ka?
Why don't you know about this?

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
日本人にほんじんJapanese person
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
かれhe
さいage (years)
大丈夫だいじょうぶOK
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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