か - Grammar Discussion

Grammar Points
#1

or

Structure

  • Verb + か
  • Noun + か
  • いAdjective + か
  • なAdjective + か

[choice between two objects・particle]

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#2

これは私のペンかあなたのペンですか。

In this sentence, the “my pen or your pen” part seems redundant. Could I say, “これは私のかあなたのペンですか。”?

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#3

I think that would be like saying “is this mine or your pen?”.

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#4

@mattbacon
It is understandable, but it would be more natural if you split it into two sentences:
これは私のか？あなたのペンですか？
Imo:
これは私のペンですか？あなたのですか？

Other alternatives:

このペンは私のですか？それともあなたのですか？
このペンは私のか、あなたのか、だれですか。

Less polite:
これは私のか、あなたのか？
このペンは私のか、あなたのか？

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#5

Is this second か the same as this grammar point? And if you don’t mind me asking, what about that third か?

今年の79歳になる主人の加藤さんはいま、各県に1人か2人いるかいないかという和傘職人の1人です。

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#6

Hey :grin:

Yes, it is :+1:

Mr. Kato, turning 79 this year is one of few rare (one or two people (or none at all) per prefecture) Japanese umbrella makers.

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#7

thanks!!!

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#8

Hiya, please can anyone explain if the second か is left implied in some of the examples on the page? E.g. “ここかそこ。” do you only need one か?

#9

こんいちは！

I have 2 questions regarding the “structure” section of the grammar explanation.

Structure

  • Verb (A) + か + Verb (B) + か
  • ［い］Adjective (A) + か + ［い］Adjective (B) + か
  • ［な］Adjective (A) + か + ［な］Adjective (B) + か
  • Noun (A) + か + Noun (B) + か

First question is, does it always have to be a noun with a noun, an い adj with an い adj, etc?

Second question is, what is the second か after the Noun (B), Verb (B), etc? I don’t see that coming up in any of the examples.

ありがとう！

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#10

The か review question 寝る …か… 遊ぶ。 asks for “Non-exhaustive, Particle”, while a と review question asked for an “Exhaustive” particle. What exactly does exhaustive and non-exhaustive mean?