Ga and Interrogatives Flashcards
1
Q
だれ
A
Who?
2
Q
だれ ですか
A
Who is it?
3
Q
せんせいは だれ ですか
A
Who is the Teacher?
4
Q
が
A
is an attention hog when used in place of wa, draws lots of attention and emphasis to the thing it is related to, as such should only be used as a pure subject marker when wa cant be used - the answers to questions using ga are responded to with ga (also used in many set phrases that dont follow this rule)
- always marks the subject
- aside from in patterns that use it as a matter of course, it draws attention to that subject
5
Q
だれが いきましたか
まりこさんが いきました
まりこさんが
A
Who went?
Mariko went
Mariko did
6
Q
だれが いますか
ジョンさんが います
ジョンさんが
A
Who is there?
John is there
John is
7
Q
だれが わたしの アイスクリームを たべましたか
わたしが たべました
わたしが
A
Who ate my ice cream?
I ate it
I did (only suitable in conversation)
8
Q
いつ
A
When?
9
Q
いつ ですか
A
When is it?
10
Q
まりこさんの たんじょうびは いつ ですか
A
When is Marikos birthday?
11
Q
へやを いつ そうじ しますか
A
When will you clean the room?
12
Q
なぜ
A
Why?
13
Q
どうして
A
Why?/How?
14
Q
なんで
A
Why?/How?
15
Q
どう やって
A
How?
