In the following sentence
今日は何の映画を見るか決めたの
what is the grammatical role of か?
asked Sep 6, 2020 at 11:30
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It makes an embedded question. I think you may need to be a bit more specific about what your problem is.– user3856370Sep 6, 2020 at 12:21
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The question is why instead of こと, か is being used in the sentence.– Quince BlossomSep 6, 2020 at 12:25
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From your comment it seems you are asking about the difference between:
- 今日は何の映画を見るか決めた
Today I decided on which film I will watch.- 今日は何の映画を見ること(を)決めた
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In 1) 何の映画を見るか (which film will I watch) is an embedded question. The whole phrase behaves like a noun, which can take the optional object particle を. So the basic structure is
今日はXを決めた
Today I decided on X
where X is "what film I will watch".
I don't believe sentence 2) is grammatical because of the question part 何の in it. You could say:
今日は映画を見ることを決めた
I decided on watching a film
but that is a different structure with a different meaning.
answered Sep 6, 2020 at 13:07
