〜か

N5

question particle

Formation

Sentence + か

Explanation

か turns a statement into a yes/no question. In polite speech, add か at the end. In casual speech, rising intonation alone can indicate a question.

Examples

日本人ですか？
にほんじんですか？
Are you Japanese?
何を食べますか？
なにをたべますか？
What will you eat?

Common Mistakes

  • !In casual speech, か can sound blunt — use rising intonation instead

Related Grammar

〜はtopic marker particle〜ですto be (polite)〜ますpolite verb ending
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