Structure
Verb (A) + か + Verb (B) + か
[い]Adjective (A) + か + [い]Adjective (B) + か
[な]Adjective (A) + か + [な]Adjective (B) + か
Noun (A) + か + Noun (B) + か
Details
Part of Speech
Particle
Word Type
Adverbial Particle
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About か
One of the common uses of the particle か is often translated to 'or' in English. While this translation is accurate, it is not actually any different from か's regular usage as a question marker.
From these examples, we can see that, in Japanese, か is performing the same role that a question mark would, or that a change in tone of voice would in spoken language.
'Would you like tea? coffee?' (said with a rising tone).
This nuance of か can be used after the dictionary form of almost any word in Japanese. However, using です or ます will change the nuance from 'presenting possibilities', to 'asking a formal question', so should be avoided.
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Examples
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ここかそこ。
Here or there?
赤か青。
Red or blue.
寝るか遊ぶ。
To sleep or to play.
今日か明日。
Today or tomorrow.
これは私のペンかあなたのペンですか。
Is this my pen or your pen?
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みんなの日本語 I
Page 20 [CH 2]
Tobira
Page 45
[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Page 164
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