From c717d7c03147efa4e0c7aa4accf097866b63fd65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Spencer Grimes Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 21:13:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] "vault backup: 2026-04-01 21:13:51 from Flow" --- 10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-01.md | 49 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-01.md b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-01.md index c7cd076..4f544ee 100644 --- a/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-01.md +++ b/10-Input/Classes/Japanese Class_2026-04-01.md @@ -25,34 +25,37 @@ When you want to stick a "Who/What/Where/When/Why" question into the middle of a The verb inside that first part **must** be in the **Plain Form** (e.g., _たべる_ instead of _たべます_). -- 卵がいくつありますか？ - - How many eggs are there? -- 分かりません - - Don't know +- **ビールをなんぼんのんだか、わかりません。** + - _Literal:_ How many bottles drank [か], don't know. + - _Natural:_ I don't know how many beers I drank. -For using questions as the main subject: Instead of saying that, you can answer the question more clearly by using か. The verb HAS to be in regular form, so it would look like this for the above: +- **どこにすんでいるか、おしえてください。** + - _Literal:_ Where living [か], please tell me. + - _Natural:_ Please tell me where you live. + +- **いつかいぎがあるか、しっていますか。** + - _Literal:_ When meeting is [か], do you know? + - _Natural:_ Do you know when the meeting is? -卵がいくつあるか、わかりません -> As for the amount of eggs, I don't know. +### Noun / な-Adjectives -【Plain formだ】 か、 -{ -分かりません -おしえてください -しっていますか -etc. +When you use a **Noun** or a **な-Adjective** with this specific grammar, you **drop the "だ"**. +- **Correct:** どこが不便**か**、教えてください。 (Tell me what is inconvenient.) +- **Incorrect:** どこが不便~~だ~~か... + No です・だ, skip it entirely. -・ビールをなんぼんのんだか、わかりません。 - I don't how many bottles I drank -・どこにすんでいるか、おしえてください。 - Where you live, please tell me -・いつかいぎがあるか、しっていますか。 - Do you know where the meeting is? +### Whether or Not -Can add どうか after the か to mean "or not". Kind of same meaning, just adds clarity. - - 私が結婚しているかどうか、わかりません - - I don't know if I'm married or not. - - 家族がいるかどうか、わかりません - - I don't know if my family is here or not +**かどうか** is used for **Yes/No questions** where there is no interrogative word (like "where" or "who"). + +- **If there's a question word (Who/What/etc):** Just use **か**. +- **If there's NO question word:** Use **かどうか**. + +- **私が結婚しているかどうか、わかりません。** + - "I don't know **whether or not** I am married." + - _You what now?_ +- **家族がいるかどうか、わかりません。** + - "I don't know **if** I have family (there) **or not**." ### Examples - 事故に遭ったかどうか、覚えっていません - I don't remember if the accident happened or not