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Grammar Book

GrammarBook N5: ~ですか (The Question particle)

  • 29 Dec, 2025
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N5-G-003

~ですか (Question Particle)

Core / Foundation

👀 Layer A: Visual Guide (直感理解)

📝 Quick Summary (まとめ)

「か」は、文の最後にくっついて、文章を質問に変える魔法の言葉です。
“Ka” is a magic word attached to the end of a sentence to turn it into a question.

「か」 (KA) = Question Marker (?)
「です」 (DESU) = Politeness Marker

🔍 Layer B: Deepening (深掘り)

💡 Raya’s Hack (攻略法)

英語(えいご)みたいに 言葉(ことば)の 順番(じゅんばん)を 変(か)える 必要(ひつよう)は ないよ! 最後(さいご)に 「か⤴」を つける だけで OK。

You don’t need to change the word order like in English! Just add “ka” at the end with a rising tone.

🚧 Joy’s Mistake (よくある間違い)

Scene: Joy asking “Is this a pen?” English style.

Joy: 「ですか これは ペン?」
(Desu ka kore wa pen?)

❌ Wrong!

Why?

日本語は順番を変えません。「文+か」が鉄則(てっそく)です。

In Japanese, word order does not change. The rule is always “Sentence + ka”.

🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop

Now it’s time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!

Level 1: 基礎ドリル (Basic)

Q1. Kore wa pen desu. (Make it a question)
答え: Kore wa pen desu ka.

(Is this a pen?)

Q2. Anata wa sensei desu. (Make it a question)
答え: Anata wa sensei desu ka.

(Are you a teacher?)

Q3. Are wa gakkou desu. (Make it a question)
答え: Are wa gakkou desu ka.

(Is that a school over there?)

Q4. Ken wa gakusei desu. (Make it a question)
答え: Ken wa gakusei desu ka.

(Is Ken a student?)

Q5. Genki desu. (Make it a question)
答え: Genki desu ka.

(Are you well/How are you?)

Level 2: 応用ドリル (Advanced)

Q6. これは 本(ほん)_____。
答え: ですか

(Kore wa hon desu ka = Is this a book?)

Q7. トイレは どこ _____。
答え: ですか

(Toire wa doko desu ka = Where is the toilet?)

Q8. あなたは 日本人(にほんじん)ですか。
答え: はい、日本人です。(または いいえ)

(Are you Japanese? Yes, I am Japanese.)

Q9. Translate: “Is it water?” (mizu)
答え: 水(みず) ですか。

(Mizu desu ka?)

Q10. Translate: “Is tomorrow Monday?” (getsuyoubi)
答え: 明日(あした)は 月曜日(げつようび) ですか。

(Ashita wa getsuyoubi desu ka?)

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