I know
Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
but how would you say it using wakaru? Can you say it that way at all?
Is there at least a way to say it in an impolite form?
7 Answers
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It’s “nihongo ga wakaru?” or “nihongo ga wakaru no?”
These are plain, not so polite expression.
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The proper way is ” Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?” The ka at the end makes the statement a question. Wakaru is plain speech and wakarimasu is polite speech. Stick with the polite speech.
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Absolutely. You can say, “Do you understand Japanese?” using wakaru.
One would simply say: “Nihongo wakaru?” (the voice inflexion goes up like a curved upward arrow.) If you don’t do the voice inflexion, it’ll sound like a statement to a native.
However, this is extremely casual speech. This is not formal speech or “tei-nei go.” It would be much better to use the ‘tei-nei go’: “Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?”
I hope this helps! 🙂
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Wakaru is the plain form of “wakarimasu”, so I would say
“Nihongo ga wakaru ka?” (日本語が分かるか）
But to be honest, that’s impolite. “Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka” is the way to go with someone you don’t know.
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Nihongo ga wakaru?
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What Is Nihongo
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as far as i know, wakaru is the unconjugated verb. so you cant realy use that in a sentance.