CRIM 314

Basic Japanese Language 1

J pan
BABY JANE NGUJO-BUNDAC
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN
PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Desu Ka
です 化
“Desu ka” (です 化 )
can be found at the end of

many questions in Japanese.

“Desu” means “Is”.

While the particle “wa”
is used similarly to
“is” when it comes to
breaking up sentence
structure, the word
“desu” itself contains
the meaning of “is”, as
in “to be”.
“Ka” is a particle at
the end of sentences to
mark that the sentence
is a question.
For example if I have just
eaten something I thought was
tasty I could say “Oishi desu”
(美味し です) to say
“It's delicious”.

If I wanted to ask someone

else if something was tasty I
could ask “Oishi desu ka” ( 美
味し です 化)
which turns the sentence into
“Is (that) delicious?”
“Desu ka” by itself as a
short reply to someone
basically means “Is it?”
Arigatōgozaimashita
My name is Baby Jane
私の名前はベイビージェーンです
Watashinonamaeha beibījēndesu