か indicates a question
Sentence Structure Pattern
- [ Noun ] + です + か？
- [ Verb masu-form ] + か？
Japanese
あなたは学生ですか？
English
か indicates
Sentence Structure Pattern
- [ Verb (polite negative)] + か？
English Meaning
How about, Would you, Do you want to, Shall we ~
Japanese
映画を見ませんか？
English
Informal or Formal
Informal
Formal
Spoken or Written language
Spoken
Written
※ My personal impressions are quantified and may vary from person to person.
か indicates anger or censure
Sentence Structure Pattern
English Meaning
So you ...?
Japanese
今日もまた遅刻ですか
English
か indicates someone is talking to himself or herself
Sentence Structure Pattern
Japanese
今日は月曜日か
English
か indicates a choice or alternative
Japanese
バスで行くか、電車で行くか迷っています。
English
か indicates uncertainty about something
Japanese
彼が来るかどうか知りません。
English
か indicates uncertainty about a state or reason
Sentence Structure Pattern
English Meaning
I wonder
Japanese
風邪をひいたのか、頭がいたい。
English
か indicates
Sentence Structure Pattern
English Meaning
I wonder
Japanese
誰か山田さんがどこにいるか知ってますか？
English
か indicates a rhetorical question
Sentence Structure Pattern
Japanese
こんな綺麗な場所が他にあるだろうか。
English