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Kenjhee
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Question Mark After KA

Postby Kenjhee » June 29th, 2015 2:12 am

When writing in Romaji, I know it is not necessary to use a question mark (?) after KA (as a question marker), but is it actually considered incorrect? It just looks funny to me not to have a "?" after an interrogative clause, even though the KA automatically marks it as a question.
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Re: Question Mark After KA

Postby community.japanese » June 29th, 2015 11:14 am

Kevinka san,
Konnichiwa.
Well…it might look wired for you however, “?” should not be used in formal Japanese sentences.
That is a role in the Japanese language.
However, casual articles, manga, blogs and others have “?.”
:)
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Re: Question Mark After KA

Postby Kenjhee » June 30th, 2015 1:01 am

Thank you!
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Re: Question Mark After KA

Postby community.japanese » June 30th, 2015 1:20 am

Kevinka san,
Konnichiwa.
Douitashimashite. You are welcome. :)
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