文法の説明

N4 レッスン 3: 12/18

かなI wonder

使い方・接続

Sentence + かな

詳細

  • 使用域

    一般

「かな」の情報

Originally a mixture of the sentence ending particles か, and な, かな evolved over time to become its own (singular) sentence ending particle, which roughly translates as 'I wonder if (A)?'.

As it is a sentence ending particle, かな can be added to the end of almost any sentence. However, in the case of な-adjectives, both だ and です will usually be omitted, with かな simply following the word stem itself.

Combining the meanings か and な, we can see where かな gets its original meaning. か presents questions (usually to other people), while な shows that a statement is related purely to the speaker's own thoughts/opinions. In this way, かな expresses that the speaker's own thoughts are being questioned.

Fun Fact

In the past, かな was thought of as being a fairly feminine way to express 'I wonder', and males tended to use phrases like だろうか to express the same type of statement. However, in modern day Japanese, かな is used by both men and women equally.

関連

例文

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    もうすぐ食(た)べに行(い)くかな。

    I wonder if we will go eat soon...

    明日(あした)は運動(うんどう)をした方(ほう)がいいかな。

    I wonder, if I should exercise tomorrow...

    今週末(こんしゅうまつ)に友達(ともだち)と会(あ)えるかな。

    I wonder if I can meet my friends this weekend...

    冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)にケーキまだあるかな。

    I wonder if there is still cake in the fridge.

    お母(かあ)さんは何(なに)をくれるかな。

    I wonder what my mom will give me.

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  • Pushindawood

    Pushindawood

    @Pep95 Hey! While 哉 is technically the kanji that is associated with this grammar point, it is almost never used in day-to-day speech/writing. 哉 is mostly reserved for 短歌 (Japanese poems) or 俳句 (haikus). Cheers!

  • Mipri

    Mipri

    Hello my question is not for the かな。 but the のかな part of some of the examples.
    exp. 君は何を考えているのかな。
    Am I right to asume that the の indicates a question?
    What exactly is the diffence between sentenses with and without の?
    I also wonder if it’s possible to reprase the の with a か.

  • ThiagoIanuch

    ThiagoIanuch

    A little late, but I had the same question, but I found the answer when reading about the use of かな on MaggieSensei’s website:

    https://maggiesensei.com/2014/05/26/how-to-use-〜かな-kana/

    Note: If you want to stress uncertainty or your doubt, about whether you can do something or not, you add の(=no)

    →のかな ( = no kana)

    (after a noun, na-adjective add なの ( = nano)

    I believe this should be mentioned in this bunpro lesson.

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