かないか
(Ka nai ka)
Indicates a choice or uncertainty about whether an action will happen or not.
Connection rules
- ＋Verb (Dictionary form) + か + Verb (ない-form) + か
Examples
1.
雨が降るか降らないか分からないので、傘を持っていきます。
Ame ga furu ka fura nai ka wakara nai node, kasa wo mo te iki masu.
I don't know whether it will rain or not, so I will take an umbrella.
「Checking the cloudy sky」
2.
そのケーキを食べるか食べないか、早く決めてください。
Sono keeki wo taberu ka tabe nai ka, hayaku kime te kudasai.
Please decide quickly whether you will eat that cake or not.
「Indecisive person at bakery」
Practice
I don't know whether I will be in time for the meeting or not.
会議に___分かりません。
Romaji also accepted