[Serie: All About Japanese Particles]

1. Following da or ka, indicates an informal question. Used mostly by men.

どうして新宿まで行ったんだい。
Dō shite Shinjuku made itta-n dai.
Why’d you go as far as [all the way to] Shinjuku?

昨日どこで飲んだんだい。
Kinō doko de nonda-n dai.
Where’d you go drinking yesterday?

またアメリカに主張かい、大変だな。
Mata America ni shuchō kai, taihen da na.
Off to the U.S on business again? Hang in there.

あの人、元気だったかい。
Ano hito, genki datta kai.
How was she? / How’s she getting along?

– Source: All about particles – A handbook of Japanese function words –

Introduction

In this book, I propose to clarify the functions of a considerable number of particles, to describe their various usages, and, most important, to exemplify each and every usage with sample sentences. Only in this way through context can the student truly come to grips with the Japanese particle. Difficulty level:

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