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Verb + (の) + かい
[い]Adjective + (の) + かい
Noun + (なの) + かい
[な]Adjective + (なの) + かい
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Casual
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タメ語
「かい」の情報
The sentence ending particle かい is a grammar structure that is used in Japanese to highlight a question. Despite commonly being thought of as one word, it is actually the combination of か (the sentence-ending particle) and い, another sentence-ending particle that is primarily used by men (in a similar way to ね and よ).
かい will usually be used directly after the word/phrase that it is highlighting. In the case of verbs and い-Adjectives, の may be inserted before かい. For な-Adjectives and nouns, なの may be inserted directly before it. However, の (or なの) are frequently omitted, due to how casual かい is.
かい will usually be used directly after the word/phrase that it is highlighting. In the case of verbs and い-Adjectives, の may be inserted before かい. For な-Adjectives and nouns, なの may be inserted directly before it. However, の (or なの) are frequently omitted, due to how casual かい is.
- このドーナッツを食べたいのかい?Do you want to eat this donut?
- このおもちゃが欲しいのかい?Do you want this toy?
- 彼女は綺麗なのかい?Is your girlfriend pretty?
- 彼はいい人なのかい?Is he a good person?
- お前も一緒に行きたいんかい?Do you also want to come with me?
- 大学生なんかい。中学生だと思った。You are a college student? I thought you were a middle schooler.
- 勉強してるのかい?Are you studying?
Caution
Because かい is very casual, and quite direct, it often sounds like an accusation. Due to this, care should be taken with your tone of voice, so as not to be taken the wrong way.- また鍵をなくしたんかい。You lost your keys again, didn't you?
Fun Fact
Outside of かい, the sentence ending particle い is not commonly used in modern Japanese, and therefore will only appear in a few very specific structures (like だい). Despite being similar to ね, い is considered to be fairly ぞんざい 'rough', and should only be used with people that you are very familiar with, and never to someone above you.同義語
例文
本当に行きたいのかい?
Do you really want to go?
これだけで十分なのかい?
Is just this enough?
その帽子を被って行くのかい?
Are you really going to go wearing that hat?
どうしたの?恥ずかしいのかい?
What's wrong? Are you embarrassed?
この番組を見たくないのかい?
You don't want to watch this TV program?
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[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
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「かい」に関する文法ディスカッション
最近の返信 (合計5件)
Johnathan-Weir
かい is often discussed in conjunction with だい as masculine question markers. Are there any plans to add だい to this grammar point or have one of it’s own?
mrnoone
@Johnathan-Weir Of course it is in plans
motiyuki
Hi all!
When after a noun or na-adjective, would contracting …なのかい? to …なんかい? be correct, in the same way that …なのだ can be contracted to …なんだ in casual speech?
(Last time I checked, …なんかい wasn’t accepted by Bunpro - not sure about now)
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