Grow with Kitty

「か」なしの疑問文 (「ka」nashi no gimonbun) — Questions without か

Plain form + rising tone = a question.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

普通形 plain form
rising intonation

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

In casual speech you don't need か to ask a question — just put the plain form at the end and raise your intonation (written with ?). Examples: 「行く?」 (Going?), 「おいしい?」 (Tasty?), 「いぬがすき?」 (Do you like dogs?). With nouns/な-adjectives, だ is usually dropped: 「学生?」 (you don't say 「学生だか?」). This is only for casual conversation; polite questions still need ですか/ますか.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

あした行く

あした、行く?

ashita, iku?

You going tomorrow?

これおいしい

これ、おいしい?

kore, oishii?

Is this tasty?

いぬすき

いぬがすき?

inu ga suki?

Do you like dogs?

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Plain question form of 「あした、行きますか」?

💡 Hint: ます → plain, drop か, raise the tone.

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