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How to Use a Relative Clause with か in this sentence?
I am currently writing an essay for JPN 401 and I am trying to say this:
While my parents planned on how to take me to college, I was just doing things like watching YouTube videos, and just not ...
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Role of か in this sentence
I found this sentence in an article about japanese swords
日本刀と他の刀との違いは、どれだけ波紋と鉄が美しいかにこだわっているかです
The translation is
The difference between japanese swords and other swords is how much the ripples ...
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Question about the particular use of 'か'
今日かあした来てください。 (Please, come today or tomorrow)
行くか行かないか、わかりません。(Go or not, I don't know)
I guess in these two cases 'か' means 'or', but why is there no 'か' after 'あした'. In example 2 there is a 'か' ...
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What's the meaning of the particle のか in this context?
I think the sentence can be understood on its own, but I'm giving some context anyway. Editor and author talk about a character.
Editor: 彼女は作中で優しい子だと言われています。実際そうだと思うんですけど、彼女の優しさって描くのむずかしいと思うんですよ。
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Can 何か be a question word?
The following sentences are from the JP children's book よだかの星:「ね、まあ、あのくちのおおきいことさ。きっと、かえるの親類か何かなんだよ。」The 2nd sentence feels like an implied question e.g. "Surely, [he] is kin of a frog or something." (...
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