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Seemingly non-interrogative use of sentence-ending か
I keep on coming across the particle か at the end of sentences without it having a clear or necessary interrogative nuance.
An example. The 1st Angel in Neon Genesis Evangelion is regenerating itself ...
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Confusion between 誰でも and 誰か
I was practicing and tried to write the following sentence in Japanese: Anyone playing games on PS4 or Switch?
誰でもPS4でゲームをやっていますか。スイッチでゲームをやっていますか。
A few minutes later my sentence was corrected to
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Unsure about this usage of か
I recently encountered this sentence:
床には血痕が残っている。かなり時間が経つのか血が固まっている。
I believe I understand that the second part is saying the blood is dry (or has hardened) because quite some time has passed. I'...
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