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〜か(embedded question)

N4
ka (embedded question)

embedded question (what, where, who, etc.)

Formation

Question word + ... + Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + か

Chinese meanings

……什么/哪里等(嵌入疑问)

Chinese formation

疑问词+句子简体+か

Chinese usage

将带疑问词的问题嵌入其他句子中。

Chinese notes

名词或な形容词后的だ通常省略。

Examples

  • 会かい議ぎが何なん時じに始はじまるか、教おしえてください。
    Please tell me what time the meeting starts.
    请告诉我会议几点开始。
  • どこで財さい布ふをなくしたか、覚おぼえていません。
    I don't remember where I lost my wallet.
    我不记得在哪里丢了钱包。
  • 誰だれが窓まどを割わったか、知しっていますか。
    Do you know who broke the window?
    你知道是谁打破窗户的吗?

Notes

After a noun or na-adjective, だ is dropped (誰の傘か知らない).

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ka-embedded-question');
{
  "id": "ka-embedded-question",
  "pattern": "〜か(embedded question)",
  "romaji": "ka (embedded question)",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "embedded question (what, where, who, etc.)",
  "formation": "Question word + ... + Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + か",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "会議が何時に始まるか、教えてください。",
      "furigana": "{会議|かいぎ}が{何|なん}{時|じ}に{始|はじ}まるか、{教|おし}えてください。",
      "en": "Please tell me what time the meeting starts."
    },
    {
      "ja": "どこで財布をなくしたか、覚えていません。",
      "furigana": "どこで{財布|さいふ}をなくしたか、{覚|おぼ}えていません。",
      "en": "I don't remember where I lost my wallet."
    },
    {
      "ja": "誰が窓を割ったか、知っていますか。",
      "furigana": "{誰|だれ}が{窓|まど}を{割|わ}ったか、{知|し}っていますか。",
      "en": "Do you know who broke the window?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "question"
  ],
  "notes": "After a noun or na-adjective, だ is dropped (誰の傘か知らない).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "edf441ff91e18cba6c2b25821246865ff55c5e82fe4d61451f96be6275d46877",
    "meanings": [
      "……什么/哪里等(嵌入疑问)"
    ],
    "formation": "疑问词+句子简体+か",
    "explanation": "将带疑问词的问题嵌入其他句子中。",
    "notes": "名词或な形容词后的だ通常省略。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "会議が何時に始まるか、教えてください。",
        "zh": "请告诉我会议几点开始。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "どこで財布をなくしたか、覚えていません。",
        "zh": "我不记得在哪里丢了钱包。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "誰が窓を割ったか、知っていますか。",
        "zh": "你知道是谁打破窗户的吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#ka-embedded-question",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "23e69eabd8906b56eaa2b7167ff70937ccad989e7efb54a4fe10339576bd8ca6"
  }
}