jpg-content/🔰 Grammar/Question.md

2.2 KiB

Question

At the end of a sentence, this particle asks a question, like a question mark.

[!info] Example {猫|ねこ}が好きです==か==。 Do you like cats?

It can also be used when there is uncertainty between two or more choices. It can be used once or multiple times.

[!info] Example 犬==か==猫==か==、どちら{選|えら}んでますかな。 Which should I chose, a dog or a cat?

雨==か=={分|わ}かりません。 I don't know if it will rain.

かな・かしら

Means "I wonder", "should I?". かな is a neutral form, while かしら sounds feminine.

[!info] Example この{帽子|ぼうし}を{被|かぶ}ろう==かな==。 Should I wear this hat?

かい

Using this particle, the sentences becomes a yes/no question. Very casual, masculine connotation.

[!info] Example 来るの==かい==。 Are you coming?

どうやって

Means "how", "in what way".

[!info] Example これを==どうやって==作れましたか。 How did you make this?

Probably - right - isn't it?

でしょう

Means "probably", "right?". The polite version of だろう.

[!info] Example この{服|}はきれい==でしょう==。 These clothes are beautiful, aren't they? (It's probably what you also think?)

だろう

Means "probably", "right?". The casual version of でしょう.

[!info] Example 今日また雨==だろう==。 It will probably rain again.

ではないか

Means "isn't it?". The polite version of じゃないか.

[!info] Example 今の{揺|ゆ}れは{地震|じ|しん}==ではないか==。 That shaking is an earthquake, isn't it?

じゃないか

Means "isn't it?". The casual version of ではないか.

[!info] Example アイスクリームを食べよう==じゃないか==。 Let's have some ice cream, shall we?

This particle when added to the end of a sentence meaning "right?".

[!info] Example 今日は{寒|さむ}いです==ね==。 It's cold today, right?

Summing up

  • ==でしょう==・==だろう== expresses a probability or an assumption.
  • ==ではないか==・==じゃないか== invites or suggests an action.
  • ==ね== asks an agreement or a confirmation.