Making Questions with か

Making questions か

Making questions in Japanese is easy! -- REALLY! Usually you can change a statement into a question by just adding a か ka to the end!

アメリカ人　です。 amerikajin desu. I am an American.

アメリカ人　です　か。 amerikajin desu ka. Are you an American?

MAIN POINTS:

	ka is added to the end of statements
	Word order is not changed as in English
	In Japanese (see right example) the ? (Question mark) is not required (optional)
	Just like in English, the last syllable goes up in intonation
	In spoken Japanese sometimes the ka can be dropped if you have the upwards intonation at the end. But for now, let's stick to using the ka

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