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# Last Weeks Homework
**Synopsis from Japanese Class_2026-03-23.md:** Continued Special Humble Speech (Tokubetsu no Kenjougo) with verbs like 'mairimasu' (go/come), 'orimasu' (be), and 'moushimasu' (say). Introduced the 'V-naide' pattern for expressing 'instead of' doing something. Vocabulary included clothing items (short/long sleeves, shorts) and terms like 'kouei' (honor) and 'renkyuu' (long holiday).

# Random Words
- 学習しました -> I learned something
- 上着 - うわぎ -> Jacket
- 下着 -> したぎ -> Underwear
- 薄着 -> うすぎ -> Thin Clothes (Summer Clothes)
- 厚着 -> あつぎ -> Thick Clothes (Winter Clothes)
- 記憶喪失 -> きおくそうしつ -> Memory Loss
- 離陸する -> りりくする -> To Take off (like in an airplane)
- 着陸する -> ちゃくりくする -> To Land (like in an airplane)
	- 到着 -> とうちゃく -> Arrival
- 間違う -> まちがう -> To make a mistake
- 文章 -> ぶんしょ -> Documents
- お見合い -> おみあい -> Arranged Marriage
- 招待する -> しょうたいする -> to invite

# Main Point
## Embedded Question
When you want to stick a "Who/What/Where/When/Why" question into the middle of a sentence, you follow this formula:

> **[Question in Plain Form] + か + [Main Verb]**

The verb inside that first part **must** be in the **Plain Form** (e.g., _たべる_ instead of _たべます_).

- **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.

- **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?

### Noun / な-Adjectives

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.

### Whether 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
- ここはどこか、私は誰か、どうしてここにいるか、かぞくがいるか、おぼえていません
	- I do not remember where I am, who I am, why I am here, or if I have a family.
- 私はA-さんがどこにいるか、わかりません
- B-さんが卒業したかどうか、知りません
	- I don't know whether B-san graduated or not.
- いつ離陸するか、教えてください
	- Please tell me when we will take off.
- 私は文書が間違っているかどうか、チェックします
	- I will check whether the document is incorrect.
- 招待したの人が来るかどうか、知りません
	- I don't know whether the people I invited will come or not.
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# Supplementary Notes
	- For 知っている, we can only use ています in the affirmative, not in the negative. 

# Homework
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