{"id":3373,"date":"2014-04-02T08:53:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T08:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3373"},"modified":"2014-06-06T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T16:21:22","slug":"asking-questions-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/asking-questions-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to ask questions in Japanese?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Japanese, converting from normal sentence to question is pretty easy, as long as you know to add the particle, &#8220;Ka&#8221; at the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ka&#8221;- &#8220;\u304b&#8221;\u3000is the key particle in Japanese when you are asking questions. \u00a0You will need to add &#8220;Ka&#8221;- &#8220;\u304b&#8221; at the end of the sentence. Word order will not change. \u00a0See below.<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5e3d\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\uff08\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u307c\u3046\u3057\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Korewa anatano boushi desu. \u00a0(This is your hat.)<\/p>\n<p>This sentence turns into a question when you add &#8220;Ka&#8221;=&#8221;\u304b&#8221; at the end of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5e3d\u5b50\u3067\u3059<strong>\u304b<\/strong>\u3002\u3000\uff08\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u307c\u3046\u3057\u3067\u3059<strong>\u304b<\/strong>\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Korewa anatano boushi desu <strong>ka.<\/strong> \u00a0(Is this your hat?)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty easy, right? \u00a0In Japanese, we typically don&#8217;t use ? (Question Mark) at the end of each sentence. \u00a0We end the questions with Maru (\u3002) even for questions.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese might be considered one of the hardest languages to learn, but there are some aspects of learning Japanese, that is pretty easy as well. This grammar rule is one of them for sure! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go over some more examples to get used to this particle.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"682\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"306\" height=\"31\">\u3053\u306e\u30d3\u30eb\u306f\u5b66\u6821\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<td width=\"376\">\u3053\u306e\u30d3\u30eb\u306f\u5b66\u6821\u3067\u3059<strong>\u304b<\/strong>\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">Kono biru wa gakko desu.<\/td>\n<td>Kono biruwa gakko desuka?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">This building is school.<\/td>\n<td>Is this building school?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">\u3053\u306e\u6620\u753b\u306f\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u3053\u306e\u6620\u753b\u306f\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3067\u3059<strong>\u304b<\/strong>\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">Kono eigawa omoshiroi desu.<\/td>\n<td>Kono eigawa omoshiroi desuka?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">This movie is funny.<\/td>\n<td>Is this movie funny?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u72ac\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<td>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u72ac\u3067\u3059<strong>\u304b<\/strong>\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">Korewa kareno inu desu.<\/td>\n<td>Korewa kareno inu desuka?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"31\">This is his dog.<\/td>\n<td>Is this his dog?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Transparent has a great tutorial video to explain this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Japanese Grammar: Asking Questions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/675ovfMuyi0?list=UUeJiiaHybVoZV3D1SGhzHFA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is the homework for some of you who would like to try it. Please provide your answers in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p>Turn the following sentences into questions.<\/p>\n<p>1. \u660e\u65e5\u306e\u5929\u6c17\u306f\u6674\u308c\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff08\u3042\u3059\u306e\u3000\u3066\u3093\u304d\u306f\u3000\u306f\u308c\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s weather will be sunny.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u52c9\u5f37\u306f\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\uff08\u3079\u3093\u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u3000\u3080\u305a\u304b\u3057\u3044\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Studying is hard.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u982d\u304c\u75db\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff08\u3042\u305f\u307e\u304c\u3000\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3000\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>My head hurts.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"335\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/questions3-335x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/questions3-335x350.jpg 335w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/questions3.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><p>In Japanese, converting from normal sentence to question is pretty easy, as long as you know to add the particle, &#8220;Ka&#8221; at the end of the sentence. &#8220;Ka&#8221;- &#8220;\u304b&#8221;\u3000is the key particle in Japanese when you are asking questions. \u00a0You will need to add &#8220;Ka&#8221;- &#8220;\u304b&#8221; at the end of the sentence. 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