Lesson 2 - Interrogation ; "Is this a book?"

Interrogation : "Is this a book?"

Example :

Kore-wa hon-de su ka?
this book is ?
Is/are this/these a book(s)?

An interrogation sentence is formed by the simple addition of ka at the end. The order of the words is not changed. This ka will turn any sentence but long, complicated ones

Kore-wa nan'-de su ka?
this what is ?

What is/are this/these?


Nan' is an abbreviation of nani (what). So, note that a word like what (or who and where) is placed at the usual position in a sentence, which makes the Japanese languange simpler than English.


Key Words :


-wa word-ending for subject

-de word-ending for predicate complement

su(arimasu) is, am, are

ka ?

Vocabulary:
hai yes
nan' what?
anata you
"naifu"(an English Word) knife, knives