sentence-final の (question)

grammar

41 sentences

The sentence-final particle の used as a soft question marker in casual speech, typically with rising intonation — 行くの? ('are you going?'), 何してるの? ('what are you doing?'), 何が起きたの? ('what happened?'). Warmer and more inviting than か. Common in feminine and child speech but broadly used across speakers in informal contexts. Combines freely with progressives (~ているの), past tense, and noun predicates (なの).

41 sentences

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Just who do you think I am?

「？」。

"What's wrong?" the little white rabbit asked.

「」「」

"Are you finished?" "On the contrary, I haven't even started yet."

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"What are you thinking about?" "Nothing in particular..."

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Why do women always want to go to the bathroom together? Totally incomprehensible.

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'You're giving it to me?' 'Oh no, I'm going to drink it at the hotel.' 'Figures.'

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What's the matter, little guy?

、？

Ouch — was our relationship really that cold?

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Why didn't you call before you came?

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What sound do sheep make?

？

Do you believe in fairies?

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What'd you do with my glasses? They were just here a second ago.

？

What's she up to?

？

What are you doing?

？

Why do you ask?

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What happened?

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How did you reply?

？

What's wrong?

「？」「」

"Why aren't you going?" "Because I don't want to."

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Which joint did you dislocate?

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You were properly using a condom for birth control, right?

？

Wait, was that seriously a debt collector?!

！？、？

I'm home! Oh? Do we have guests?

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Did you go to any famous gardens?

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Are you sleeping, Tom?

？

Is it really true?

？？

Really? When did it come out?

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Were you talking about my book?

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What'd you do with my pen?

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Are we walking, or taking the bus?