60 THE POSTPOSITION.
Nan-doki ni mairimasho ka P . ,
What-honr at shall-come ? [At what O'clock shall
or Nandoki ni mairimasho? }
Itsu shinmiashlta ? When did he die ? ,
When died* )
Do iu wake de konna Why do you do such
Wh<H-*ort-ot-rca*on by, such -11 t Uj nrs o s this ?
WTM .sorl-ot rettson oy, snci gjjj thf as this ?
baka na koto wo suru r /0 -j ^ r
/bo//, </-, (!*.) rfo ? j ( Said to an inferior.)
96. II. Sometimes ka only expresses a shade of doubt, and it then corresponds to such English words as " may," " perhaps," etc. :
Mata yuki ga furimasho
to omoimasii.
that think.
SHOW (nom.) trill-probably-fall
I think it will snow again.
Mata yuki ga furimasho I am inclined to
m snow (nom.) witl-probably-fall [ th , tht t
ka to omowaremasu. ? that can-thtnk. ) snow again.
Suzuki to iu hlto. A man called Suzuki.
Susttki that (they) call person.
Suzuki to ka iu hlto. (A man called, if I mis-
Suxuhithat f [they] call person, (take not, Suzuki.
27. III. Ka ka means "or," "either or,"
" whether or: "
li ka warui ka shiremasen.} I can't tell whether it
Good ?, bad ?, cannot-knoir. J is good Or bad.
Muku desu ka, mekki desu Is it all gold or only
Vualloyedi, ?, plated is LgiJt ? (or Is it all Silver
? J or only plated ?)
Iko ka, do shiyo ka
ti*all-#o ?, hotr ha II -do ?
to omotte imasu.
that thinking am.
I am considering whether to go or not ?
