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Originally Posted by Kayame
From what I see, Japanese doesn't....use the same...words for english. Like you used desu ka many of times, but in english, I see no same word in each question. I dont understand that. does ka or desu ka means it is a question?
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"Ka" is added to the end of a sentence to indicate that it is a question.
"Desu," is comparable to the english verb "to be" or "is"
In other words:
Where
is the bathroom? - Toire wa doko
desu ka.
Right now what time
is it? - Ima wa nanji
desu ka.
How much
is this? - Kore wa ikura
desu ka.
As you can see, "desu" is a verb used very often in Japanese.