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11-18-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxful View Post
Thanks masaegu san. But is there a difference between "何あったんですか" and "何あったんですか"? I understand that the latter means "What happened?". Do correct me if I am wrong.
There is a difference.

あったんですか is a yes-no question. = "Did something happen?"
「が」is omitted right after the 「何か」. 

あったんですか is an information question. = "What happened?"
Nothing is omitted.


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