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  3. In some cases, the particle “ka” will be added onto a sentence after “desu” to make it a question. Like “ka,” “no” and “wa” are grammatical particles in Japanese. “No” makes the previous word possessive, meaning that “watashi no” is “my” rather than “I.” “Wa” is a subject marker that denotes that the ...

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    • が (Subject Marker) が is used to: Indicate the subject of a sentence. Follow a question word (like who, what or where) が lets us know the sentence’s subject (i.e., who or what it’s about).
    • は (Topic Marker) は is used to: Mark the topic of the sentence (the thing we’re going to talk about/comment on) Show contrast. Add emphasis. が and は are similar, but instead of indicating the subject, は tells us what or who the sentence is about.
    • か (Question Particle) か is used to: Indicate a question is being asked. List options and alternatives (similar to meaning “or”) When asking a question in Japanese, add か to the end of the sentence.
    • を (Direct Object Particle) を is used to: Mark a direct object. A direct object is a thing being acted upon. For example, when you say “I’m listening to a song,” song is the direct object because it’s the thing being listened to.
    • What does … mean? The most common way to ask the meaning of a Japanese word or phrase is by using: どういう意味ですか (Dou iu imi desu ka). … どういう意味ですか?
    • Come again? Please say it again. もう一度言ってください。 (Mou ichido itte kudasai) Could you please say that again? もう一度言っていただけますか? (Mou ichido itte itadakemasu ka?)
    • Can you write that down? Please write it down. 書いて下さい。 (Kaite kudasai.) Could you please write that down? 書いていただけますか? (Kaite itadakemasu ka?) Could you write down what you just said?
    • Does it sound natural? Does “…” sound more natural? …はもっと自然に聞こえますか? (…wa motto shizen ni kikoemasu ka?) Which sounds more natural? どちらがもっと自然に聞こえますか? (Dochira ga motto shizen ni kikoemasu ka?)
  4. Aug 14, 2024 · By adding “ka” to the end of a sentence, the speaker indicates that they are seeking information or confirmation. For example, consider the sentence “何ですか? ” (Nani desu ka?), which translates to “What is it?”. In this case, “ka” is used to turn the statement into a question, prompting the listener to provide an answer.

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  6. Dec 6, 2017 · Here are four different meanings of the word kara in Japanese when the word is used as a noun: (1) = empty, blank. No doubt you’ve come across this in the word 空手 (karete) which translates as “empty hand” and is a very well-known Japanese martial arts. (2) 殻 = shell, husk.

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