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Questions with か

The question particle

か at the end makes a question

No change in word order.

💬 Examples
学生ですか。
Gakusei desu ka.
Are you a student?
📝 か = question particle
行きますか。
Ikimasu ka.
Will you go?
📝 Statement + か
Question words + か

何 (what), 誰 (who), どこ (where), いつ (when).

📊 Question words
Japanese English
何 nani/nan what
誰 dare who
どこ doko where
いつ itsu when
どう dō how
どうして dōshite why
いくら ikura how much
💬 Examples
これは何ですか。
Kore wa nan desu ka.
What is this?
📝 何 = what
いつ行きますか。
Itsu ikimasu ka.
When will you go?
📝 いつ = when
Casual questions drop か and raise pitch

In speech, intonation alone can ask.

💬 Examples
行く?
Iku?
Going?
📝 Casual question (rising tone)
元気?
Genki?
(You) okay?
📝 Casual, no か