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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 だれか の 靴 を 履 い て 帰 って 来 て し ま っ た 。 
Because I was drunk, I accidentally put on someone else's shoes and went home.
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君 と いつか 、 世 界 旅 行 を したい と 思 っ て い る 。 
I want to travel around the world with you one day.
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だれか が 私 を 呼 ん で い る ようだ 。 
It seems like someone is calling me.
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いつか その 話 を 聞 か せ て ください 。 
Please tell me that story sometime.
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どこか 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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だれか 手 伝 っ て くれませんか 。 
Can somebody please help?

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Construction
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ANoun (どこ,だれ,なに,いつ)
か
Basic Examples:
だれか (anyone)

Where this grammar is found
Genki I: Chapter 8
Nihongo So-Matome N5 (日本語総まとめ): 第４週　１～２日目
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第３週　１日目
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These can be considered words on their own.

どこか - somewhere
だれか - someone
なにか - something
いつか - sometime
12 years ago
avatar looh - Level 5
 
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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お 祖母 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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あなた の 趣 味 は 何 です か ？ 
What is your hobby?
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ものまね は 得 意 か ？ 
Are you good at imitating things?

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テリフン
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
★ これを食べられますか。
Can you eat this?
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orenji_shoujo
Level: 100
(10 years ago)
ここでハンバーグを食べてはいけないか。
Is it not okay to eat hamburgers here?
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nihonnub
Level: 71
(10 years ago)
★ この文の意味が分かりますか。
Do you understand this sentence?
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本影
Level: 122
(10 years ago)
秋が好きか。
Do you like autumn?
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Ses
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
ヒトデを見たことがありますか。
Have you ever seen a starfish?
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shirothekiller
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
アイスをもう食べてしまいましたか。
Did you completely eat your ice cream already?
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Construction
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ASentence
か
Basic Examples:
何ですか (what is it?)

Where this grammar is found
Genki I: Chapter 1
renshuu schedule packs: N5 Grammar pack
JLPT N5 / Beginner: Grammar for Jumble Quizzes


User notes
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This か is usually used in polite-form questions;
in casual speech, it's usually only used in rhetorical questions
or if you want to sound rough/manly.
You could say
— あ、ここか！= “Oh, it's here!”
— あ、LINEしてるのか！= “Oh, so you use LINE!”
— おい！何やってんのか？ = “Hey! What the **** are you doing?”
3 years ago
avatar guest
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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.
11 years ago
avatar Avi Drucker - Level 3
 
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
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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 ん だ けど 、 忙 し く て 時 間 が ありません 。 
I want to learn dance or yoga, but I'm busy and I don't have any time.

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テリフン
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
日本語かイタリア語を勉強したいです。
I want to study Japanese or Italian.
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orenji_shoujo
Level: 100
(10 years ago)
今日、料理するか皿を洗わなくてはいけない。
Today, I have to cook or wash dishes.
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本影
Level: 122
(10 years ago)
私は犬か猫がほしい。
I want a dog or a cat.
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Ses
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
バナナかオレンジ、どちらが好きですか。
Which do you like, banana or orange?
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shirothekiller
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
映画を見るか本を読むかまだ決めていない。
I still haven't decided whether to watch movie or read book.
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Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
ANoun
か
BNoun
Basic Examples:
りんごかオレンジ (apple or orange)

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

静かかうるさいか (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)

Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N5 (日本語総まとめ): 第3週　５～６日目
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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 どこ 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 ここ まで 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 どちら が 可愛 い か 、 考 え て い る 。 
I am thinking about which is cuter: Mickey or Pikachu.
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この パーティー は いつ 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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あなた が 描 い た 絵 は 、 どれ な の か 教 え て ください 。 
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 どこか 店 員 に 聞 い た 。 
I asked the employee where the magazines are sold.
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この 小 説 は 、 いつ 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 どこ に いる か 知 ら な い ？ 
Do you know where Yamaguchi is?

Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
AVerb: Casual
 
ANoun
 
Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective -な
 
 
か
Where this grammar is found
Genki II (2nd Edition): Chapter 20
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第２部　１課
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第１部　１７課
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Grammar for Jumble Quizzes


User notes
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Pour les propositions interrogatives indirectes, par exemple : se demander, réfléchir à, ...
3 months ago
Funambule - Level 121

Discussion about this grammar
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darkje
Years Studied: 2
Studying: 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 66
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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13 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
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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13 years ago
guest
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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12 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
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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12 years ago
師匠
Years Studied: 5年間
Studying: 日本語能力試験N1
Level: 1, 好 : 59
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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11 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
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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11 years ago
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テリフン
Years Studied: 3
Studying: ＪＬＰＴ　Ｎ3
Level: 1, 好 : 284
For the second meaning, is there not a way to use Na-Adjectives or mix Na- and I-Adjectives?
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10 years ago (Edited 10 years ago.)
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
Yes, they can be entered - I adjusted the usage to include both types. Thanks!
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10 years ago
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3nzo
Level: 1, 好 : 35
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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9 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 910, 好 : 4,992
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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9 years ago
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3nzo
Level: 1, 好 : 35
Ok, i will check the link you put there. Hey, thanks for the quick answer :)
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9 years ago



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