N5 grammar · Lesson 11

Question words: what, who, where, why

週末しゅうまつ、どこかへ行いきましたか。

Ask who, what, where, when, how much and why; question-word subjects take 「が」; 「か」 makes “some-”, 「も」 + negative “no-”; 「AかB」 offers a choice.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Common question words
  2. 02How to ask, how to answer
  3. 03A question word as the subject: 「が」
  4. 04Question word + か: some-
  5. 05Question word + も + negative: no-
  6. 06「AかB」: one or the other

Practice

  • Match the question words to their meanings
  • Choose the question word for the blank
  • 「は」 or 「が」?
  • Choose the word for each blank
  • Choose the right answer
  • Change to “none at all”
  • Put the pieces in order

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