Structure
Verb + か否か
[い]Adjective + か否か
[な]Adjective + (である)+ か否か
Noun + (である)+ か否か
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About か否か
か否か may appear after almost any word in their standard forms.
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この授業を楽しむか否かは自分次第だ。Whether you enjoy this class or not is up to you.
- 怖いか否かは別として、この映画はとても面白かった。Putting aside whether this movie was scary or not, it was really enjoyable.
- あの人が貧乏であるか否かは私たちには関係のないことです。Whether that person is poor or not is none of our business.
- あの人がこの子の父親か否か、DNA検査をしなくてはわからない。We will never know if that man is the father of this child or not without a DNA test.
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Examples
小説、語り手:「スウォン王は武力で反乱を鎮圧すべきか否か、について迷っていた。」
A novel, narrator: 'King Su-won was hesitant about whether or not he should put the rebellion down by force.'
記事のタイトル:「プロゲーマーは真のスポーツ選手か否か。eスポーツ業界が直面するビザの問題」
Article title: 'Are pro gamers real athletes or not? The visa problem that eSports faces.'
サイバーセキュリティ会社のサイト:「怪しいか否かの判断に迷うメールを受け取った場合は、どうぞそれを開かずにLain@cyberland.xyzまでご連絡をお願いします。」
Cybersecurity company website: 'In the event that you receive an email in which you are unable to determine whether or not it is suspicious, do not open it and please contact us at Lain@cyberland.xyz.'
サイト、クッキーファイルについて:「利用者はそのクッキーを受け入れるか否かを決めることができますし、また、全部のクッキーを削除することもできます。」
Website, about cookie files: 'Users can decide whether or not they accept cookies. Users are also able to delete all accepted cookies anytime.'
イベントのサイト「参加資格:登録ユーザーであるか否かを問わず、どなたでもご参加可能」
Event website: 'Entry qualifications: Regardless of whether you are a registered user or not, anyone can participate.'
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