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Originally Posted by starrycat
I have a question. Conerning asking a question that ends in -desu ka, can't you just leave the ka off, and answer with desu?
Like for example "anata wa sushi ga suki desu"
I've heard people do this with other topics when talking, and they seemed to be speaking informally, so I was just wondering.
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Your question doesn't make sense. You say "answer with desu" but then you give an example that sounds like a question, with a ka. That's confusing. And if someone's using desu/masu form, they're not really speaking "informally," by all rights.
If what you're trying to ask is "Can someone end a question in 'desu' instead of with 'desu ka?'" the answer is yes, they can.
すしが好きです？
Sorry AoshiShinomori, the above is perfectly legitimate Japanese and you see/hear it sometimes, but it's far more normal to include the か, and (to me at least) it sounds more formal not to.