か
(Ka)
marks a sentence as a question.
Connection rules
- ＋Statement in polite form + か
- ＋In casual speech か is typically replaced by rising intonation alone.
- ＋Embedded questions use か at the end of the embedded clause.
Examples
1.
これは何ですか。
Kore wa nani desu ka.
What is this?
「marks a sentence as a question」
2.
日本語が分かりますか。
Nihongo ga wakari masu ka.
Do you understand Japanese?
「marks a sentence as a question」