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Turn a statement into a yes/no question

か at the end of a sentence turns a statement into a yes/no question — no word order change needed.

JLPTN5
Sentence + か~ ka

Is [it] ...? / Are [you] ...?

Add か to the end of any polite statement to turn it into a yes/no question. No word order change is needed — unlike English, where you move the verb to the front. The pitch of your voice usually rises slightly on か.

Tips and Common Traps

Hana· Key point

The word order stays exactly the same as the statement — only か is added at the end. This makes Japanese yes/no questions much simpler than English ones!

Maru· Common trap

Don't add a question mark (？) in formal Japanese writing — か already marks the question. In casual texting people sometimes add ？, but for now just trust か.

Build the Sentence

JLPT N5
1 / 5

It is a fish

Arrange the words in the correct Japanese order:

 です
is / am (polite)
さかな魚
fish

Related

Noun + ですsentence + ね (…, right?)〜か？ · なに · だれ · どこ · いつ