〜か(embedded question)
N4ka (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
- 会議が何時に始まるか、教えてください。Please tell me what time the meeting starts.请告诉我会议几点开始。
- どこで財布をなくしたか、覚えていません。I don't remember where I lost my wallet.我不记得在哪里丢了钱包。
- 誰が窓を割ったか、知っていますか。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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Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}