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# Question
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## か
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At the end of a sentence, this particle asks a question, like a question mark.
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> [!info] Example
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> {猫|ねこ}が好きです==か==。
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> Do you like cats?
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It can also be used when there is uncertainty between two or more choices. It can be used once or multiple times.
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> [!info] Example
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> 犬==か==猫==か==、どちら{選|えら}んでますかな。
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> Which should I chose, a dog or a cat?
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> 雨==か=={分|わ}かりません。
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> I don't know if it will rain.
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2024-06-10 10:50:51 +00:00
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## かな・かしら
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Means "I wonder", "should I?". かな is a neutral form, while かしら sounds feminine.
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> [!info] Example
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> この{帽子|ぼうし}を{被|かぶ}ろう==かな==。
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> Should I wear this hat?
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## かい
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Using this particle, the sentences becomes a yes/no question. Very casual, masculine connotation.
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> [!info] Example
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> 来るの==かい==。
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> Are you coming?
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## どうやって
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Means "how", "in what way".
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> [!info] Example
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> これを==どうやって==作れましたか。
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> How did you make this?
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2024-05-20 21:26:30 +00:00
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## Probably - right - isn't it?
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### でしょう
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Means "probably", "right?". The polite version of だろう.
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> [!info] Example
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> この{服|}はきれい==でしょう==。
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> These clothes are beautiful, aren't they? (It's probably what you also think?)
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### だろう
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Means "probably", "right?". The casual version of でしょう.
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> [!info] Example
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> 今日また雨==だろう==。
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> It will probably rain again.
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### ではないか
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Means "isn't it?". The polite version of じゃないか.
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> [!info] Example
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> 今の{揺|ゆ}れは{地震|じ|しん}==ではないか==。
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> That shaking is an earthquake, isn't it?
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### じゃないか
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Means "isn't it?". The casual version of ではないか.
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> [!info] Example
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> アイスクリームを食べよう==じゃないか==。
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> Let's have some ice cream, shall we?
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### ね
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This particle when added to the end of a sentence meaning "right?".
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> [!info] Example
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> 今日は{寒|さむ}いです==ね==。
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> It's cold today, right?
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### Summing up
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* ==でしょう==・==だろう== expresses a probability or an assumption.
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* ==ではないか==・==じゃないか== invites or suggests an action.
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* ==ね== asks an agreement or a confirmation.
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