疑What you think and know
Whether, and I wonder
Put a question inside a sentence with か or かどうか, and wonder out loud with かしら or かな.
A question inside a sentence
か and かどうか
I don't know whether he's coming.
A yes-or-no question.
I don't know when he's coming.
With a question word, use just か.
Forms
What goes before か
Plain form, and だ drops.
| Before it | Example |
|---|---|
| Verb or い adjective | 行くかどうか, 高いかどうか |
| な adjective | 静かかどうか |
| Noun | 学生かどうか |
| Past | 行ったかどうか |
In use
Common verbs after it
Please see whether these clothes suit me.
Let's decide where to go.
I forgot what I bought.
Whether it's true is the question.
It works like a noun and can take が or を.
Wondering
かしら and かな
I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow.
Traditionally women's speech.
I wonder if it'll be sunny tomorrow.
Casual and used by anyone today. Often stretched to かなあ.
Others wonder too
For past or others, use と思う
I was wondering if she'd come.
“I wonder” itself has to be in the present.
I wonder if this is OK.
Check yourself
What kind of question is inside?
Your turn
か or かどうか?
I don't remember where I bought it.
Say it yourself
Before the party
You're not sure whether your friend will come, and you don't know what time it starts. You wonder aloud if it'll be fun.
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