Lesson 1
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N5 Beginner
Lesson 5: Question Particle か (Ka) & Polite Interrogatives
Learn how to form questions in Japanese simply by adding the particle か (ka) at the end of a sentence without changing word order.
1. Forming Questions with か
Unlike English which requires auxiliary inversion (“Are you a student?”), Japanese simply appends か:
- あなたは学生ですか。 (Anata wa gakusei desu ka?) → Are you a student?
- はい、学生です。 (Hai, gakusei desu.) → Yes, I am a student.
- いいえ、学生じゃありません。 (Iie, gakusei ja arimasen.) → No, I am not a student.
2. Common Question Words
- 何 (なん / なに – Nan/Nani): What?
- 誰 (だれ – Dare / どなた – Donata): Who?
- どこ (Doko): Where?
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