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Some A; Any A (somebody, somewhere, sometime, somehow, etc.)
  1. Some A; Any A (somebody, somewhere, sometime, somehow, etc.)
  2. Forms the question form of the sentence A
  3. A or B
    Shows a pair of choices between two objects, descriptions, or actions.
  4. A is a question within the sentence
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酔 っ て た の で 、 間 違 っ て 誰 か の 靴 を 履 い て 帰 って 来 て 仕 舞 っ た 。 
Because I was drunk, I accidentally put on someone else's shoes and went home.
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君 と 何時 か 、 世 界 旅 行 を 為 た い と 思 っ て 居 る 。 
I want to travel around the world with you one day.
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誰 か が 私 を 呼 ん で 居 る 様 だ 。 
It seems like someone is calling me.
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何時 か 其 の 話 を 聞 か せ て 下 さ い 。 
Please tell me that story sometime.
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何処 か 遠 く に 行 き た い 気 分 だ 。 
I'm in the mood to go somewhere far away.
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何 か 歴 史 の 本 が 読 み た い な 。 
I want to read something like a history book.
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誰 か 手 伝 っ て 呉 れ ま せ ん か 。 
Can somebody please help?
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アン は 黒 板 に 何 か 書 い た 。 
Ann wrote something on the blackboard.
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何時 か 外 国 へ 行 き た い 。 
I want to go abroad one day.
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何時 か 電 話 為 て よ 。 
Call me sometime.
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その 後 何 か 用 事 は 有 り ま す か 。 
Do you have anything to do after that?
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誰 か が 私 の 背 中 を 叩 い た 。 
Someone hit me on the back.
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誰 か が 私 を 後 ろ か ら 捕 ま え た 。 
Someone grabbed me from behind.
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誰 か 玄 関 に 来 て る よ 。 
Somebody's at the porch!
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何処 か に 電 話 は 有 り ま せ ん か 。 
Is there a telephone anywhere?
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俺 は 何時 か 英 雄 に 成 っ て 遣 る 。 
I'll be a hero for you one day.
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何 か 書 く 物 が 欲 し い 。 
I want something with which to write.
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何 か 食 べ 物 が 欲 し い 。 
I want something to eat.
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何 か 熱 い 飲 み 物 を 下 さ い 。 
Please give me something hot to drink.
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急 い で 何 か 飲 み ま し ょ う 。 
Let's get something quick to drink.
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警 官 は 君 に 何 か 言 い ま し た か 。 
Did a policeman say anything to you?
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今 度 の 水 曜 日 何 か 予 定 が 有 り ま す か 。 
Do you have any plans next Wednesday?
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ANoun (どこ,だれ,なに,いつ)
か
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誰か (anyone)

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Grammar usage notes

These can be considered words on their own.

どこか - somewhere
だれか - someone
なにか - something
いつか - sometime
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looh
Level: 19

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Forms the question form of the sentence A
  1. Some A; Any A (somebody, somewhere, sometime, somehow, etc.)
  2. Forms the question form of the sentence A
  3. A or B
    Shows a pair of choices between two objects, descriptions, or actions.
  4. A is a question within the sentence
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御 婆 さ ん は お 元 気 で す か 。 
Is Grandma doing well?
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今日 、 山 田 君 を 見 ま せ ん で し た か ？ 
You didn't see Yamada today?
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貴方 の 趣 味 は 何 で す か ？ 
What is your hobby?
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物真似 は 得 意 か ？ 
Are you good at imitating things?
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ど ん な 色 が 好 き で す か 。 
What color do you like?
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貴方 の 夢 は 何 で す か ？ 
What is your dream?
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「 何方 で す か 。 」 「 私 で す 。 」 
"Who is it?" "It's me."
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貴方 が 話 し て 居 た 人 は 何方 で す か 。 
Who is the man that you were talking with?
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貴方 の ペ ン は 何 れ で す か 。 
Which is your pen?
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貴方 の 鞄 は 何 れ で す か 。 
Which is your bag?
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貴方 は 何時 忙 し い で す か 。 
When are you busy?
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貴方 は 休 日 に 何 を 為 ま す か 。 
What do you do on your days off?
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彼 の ノ ー ト は 誰 の で す か 。 
Whose is that notebook?
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此 の 時計 は 値 段 は 幾 ら で す か 。 
What is the price of this watch?
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Getting the sentences
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ASentence
か
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何ですか (what is it?)

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Grammar usage notes

For new folks here having word order troubles, I recommend considering questions like statements (as one technique).

For example,
"Do you like strawberries?"
いちごがすきですか。(question)

into "You like strawberries."
いちごがすきです。(statement)

In this sense, Japanese questions are very easy, they are simple statements with a rising intonation "ka" at the end. Please keep in mind, thinking in or translating from English is only one tool, and likely not the best, to communicating/comprehending Japanese. Just that, if you're keeping the *core meaning* in mind, and that the question structure in Japanese is the same as the statement structure, you can better reduce your mental overhead.
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Avi Drucker
Level: 3

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A or B
Shows a pair of choices between two objects, descriptions, or actions.
  1. Some A; Any A (somebody, somewhere, sometime, somehow, etc.)
  2. Forms the question form of the sentence A
  3. A or B
    Shows a pair of choices between two objects, descriptions, or actions.
  4. A is a question within the sentence
今こん週しゅうは 雨あめか 曇くもり の 日ひが 多おおい そ う だ 。 
I heard there will be a lot of rain or clouds this week.
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私 は 京 都 か 大 阪 に 旅 行 に 行 き た い 。 
I want to travel to Kyoto or Osaka.
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ケ ー キ か プ リ ン が 食 べ た い 。 
I want to eat cake or pudding.
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洗 濯 か 掃 除 を 手 伝 っ て ！ 
Help with the cleaning or the laundry!
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ダ ン ス か ヨ ガ を 習 い た い 乃 だ け ど 、 忙 し く て 時 間 が 有 り ま せ ん 。 
I want to learn dance or yoga, but I'm busy and I don't have any time.
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４ 月 ５日 か ６日 に 会 っ て 頂 け ま せ ん か 。 
Would it be possible to set up a meeting with us on April 5th or 6th?
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貴方 か 或 い は 私 が 間 違 っ て 居 る 。 
Either you or I am wrong.
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彼 の 犬 は 雄 か 雌 か 。 
Is that dog male or female?
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イ エ ス か ノ ー か は っ き り 為 ろ 。 
Just say yes or no.
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珈琲 か 紅 茶 、 何方 に 為 さ い ま す か 。 
Would you like coffee or tea?
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其 れ は 一 日 か ２日 で 仕 上 が る 。 
It will be finished in a day or two.
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ペ ン か 鉛 筆 を 持 っ て 居 ま す か 。 
Do you have a pen or a pencil?
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生 か 死 か 。 逃 げ 道 は 無 い 。 
Dead or alive. No place to run.
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彼 は 一 日 か ２日 で 帰 って 来 ま す 。 
He will be back in a day or two.
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彼 は 徒 歩 か 自 転 車 で 来 る 。 
He'll come on foot or by bicycle.
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彼 ら は 英 語 か フランス 語 か 又 は 其 の 両 方 を 話 す 。 
They speak English or French or both.
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彼 ら は 地 面 に 座 る か 、 ラ マ か ア ル パ カ の 毛 糸 で 出 来 た 毛 布 の 上 に 座 る 。 
They sit on the ground or on blankets made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.
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Construction
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ANoun
か
BNoun
Basic Examples:
林檎かオレンジ (apple or orange)

AAdjective
か
BAdjective
Basic Examples:
暑いか寒い (Hot or cold)

静かか煩いか (quiet or noisy)

AVerb: Casual
か
BVerb: Casual
か
Basic Examples:
行くか行かないか (to go or not to go)

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Grammar usage notes

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A is a question within the sentence
  1. Some A; Any A (somebody, somewhere, sometime, somehow, etc.)
  2. Forms the question form of the sentence A
  3. A or B
    Shows a pair of choices between two objects, descriptions, or actions.
  4. A is a question within the sentence
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えみ は 夏 休 み 中 何処 へ 行 く か 知 ら な い 。 
I don't know where Emi is going for summer vacation.
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君 が ど う や っ て 此 処 迄 来 た の か 、 教 え て 欲 し い 。 
I want you to tell me how you got here.
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ミ ッ キ ー と ピカチュウ は 何方 が 可愛 い か 、 考 え て 居 る 。 
I am thinking about which is cuter: Mickey or Pikachu.
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此 の パ ー テ ィ ー は 何時 な の か 、 友 達 に 聞 い て み よ う 。 
Let's try asking a friend when this party is.
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貴方 が 描 い た 絵 は 、 何 れ な の か 教 え て 下 さ い 。 
Please tell me which painting you painted.
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お 酒 を 飲 ん で 、 ど う や っ て 家 に 帰 っ た の か 思 い 出 せ な い 。 
I cannot recall how I got home after I had some drinks.
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雑 誌 の 売 り 場 は 何処 か 店 員 に 聞 い た 。 
I asked the employee where the magazines are sold.
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此 の 小 説 は 、 何時 書 か れ た 物 か 分 か ら な い 。 
I don't know when this story was written.
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山 口 が 何処 に 居 る か 知 ら な い ？ 
Do you know where Yamaguchi is?
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Getting the sentences
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AVerb: Casual
 
ANoun
 
Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective -な
 
 
(の)か
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Grammar usage notes

With embedded questions, だか is allowed in contrast to regular clauses.
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compmyon
Level: 1125
Compared to grammar かどうか, I've been told by my teacher that か tends to use more of 疑問詞 (question words) such as どんな, どこ, いつ, 何, 誰 etc...
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darkje
Level: 1
Is this not the wrong level for JLPT? Previous years have this on test level 4 (for example 2005 has あした雨がふるかあふらないかわかりません。）
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
I don't have my papers in front of me to check (at my brother's place for a few days) - can anyone else confirm/deny this?
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16 years ago
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onlyforyou
Level: 1
In the study books that I have, it's actually split up. The first half of this one is in book 4 and the second one is in book 3...
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Thanks - I've adjusted this. I hope to fill out all the jlpt4 materials in the next month or so, as soon as I figure out the best way to list the basic grammar concepts that comprise most of the jlpt 4 stuff.
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15 years ago
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師匠
Level: 1
I guess this may not be pertinent since this is over grammar as it appears on the test, but か as a question marker isn't typically used in conversation or casual Japanese except to express disbelief if I recall correctly.
「本当にそれを食うか？」 "Are you really going to eat that?!"

I suppose if this is seen as useless it can always be deleted. :D
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14 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
I double checked on this, and did found examples where the か was used as an interrogative marked in informal statements; of course, the example you've given is also valid, so it's just another twist on the usage :)
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14 years ago
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テリフン
Level: 1
For the second meaning, is there not a way to use Na-Adjectives or mix Na- and I-Adjectives?
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13 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 301
Yes, they can be entered - I adjusted the usage to include both types. Thanks!
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13 years ago
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3nzo
Level: 1
In the example sentence 4 このパーティーはいつなのか Could i erase the なの ? Why is it there? Could i write my sentence like: このパーティーはいつか ? Thanks
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12 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2025
actually, you can't just eliminate the なの - since いつか means 'someday,' the sentence このパーティーはいつか would mean 'the party is someday.' You would need to have です in there to differentiate (パーティーはいつですか). The なの here is also functioning to turn the sentence into a question - like in this grammar pattern: http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=132 - so you could instead remove the か and have the question remaining unchanged.
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12 years ago
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3nzo
Level: 1
Ok, i will check the link you put there. Hey, thanks for the quick answer :)
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12 years ago
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