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〜か

JLPT N5 です and basic sentences

question marker

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Add ka to the end of a polite sentence to turn it into a question. Word order does not change, and in polite writing the question mark is optional. Rising intonation goes on the final ka in speech.

Examples

  • です

    Kore wa anata no kaban desu ka.

    Is this your bag?

  • さんです

    Tanaka san wa gakusei desu ka.

    Is Tanaka a student?

Vocabulary in these examples

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