〜ことか (~koto ka) — how ~!
"How I've missed them!" — feeling bursting out.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
It belongs to writing or emotional speech; in daily chat 「〜なあ」does the same job.
Meaning
- 「〜ことか」expresses a strong feeling: 「家族にどれだけ会いたいことか」= how much I want to see my family!
- It is not a question — despite か, no answer is expected.
How to attach
- A question word like どんなに, どれだけ or 何度 always comes first.
- な-adjectives take な and nouns take である.
- 「〜ことだろう」means the same, a little softer.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
国の家族に、どれだけ会いたいことか。
くにのかぞくに、どれだけあいたいことか。
How much I want to see my family back home!
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 会いたい is the plain form → attach ことか to it → putting どれだけ in front makes a sentence full of feeling.
合格した時、どんなにうれしかったことか。
ごうかくしたとき、どんなにうれしかったことか。
How happy I was when I passed!
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) うれしい → past tense うれしかった → attach ことか → add どんなに in front.
この日を、何度夢に見たことか。
このひを、なんどゆめにみたことか。
How many times I dreamed of this day!
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 見る → た-form 見た → attach ことか → putting 何度 in front makes the feeling strong.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「＿心配したことか。」— what comes first?
💡 Hint: A question word is needed.
どんなに／どれだけ／何度 + 〜ことか.
Is 「〜ことか」a question?
💡 Hint: Is an answer expected?
Despite か, it is not a question — it is emotional emphasis.
How is the same feeling said in daily chat?
💡 Hint: The sigh particle.
ことか is written/emotional; chat uses 〜なあ.
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