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【N4】かな/kana

I wonder.. (Based on か question particle.)

Note:かな is used by males, it sounds little boyish or casual if females use it.
Thus females use かしら more common.

verb (plain form) + かな ( = kana)

この靴は高いかな …
Kono kutsu wa takai kana
I wonder if these shoes are expensive.

あの人は誰かな…
Ano hito wa dare kana…
I wonder who that person is…

明日、晴れるかな…
Ashita, hareru kana…
I wonder if it is going to be a nice (weather) tomorrow…

家に帰って寝たほうがいいじゃないかな。
Shouldn’t you go home and get some sleep?
ie ni kaette neta hou ga ii janai kana.

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best,first,number one

Noun + は/が一番 + adjective + だ
Verb-dictionary form + のは/のが一番 + adjective + だ

一番面白い友達は？
Ichiban omoshiroi tomodachi wa?
Your most interesting friend is?

一番好きな映画は何ですか？
ichiban suki na eiga wa nan desu ka?
What’s your favorite movie?

１月は普通一番寒い月です。
Ichigatsu wa futsuu ichiban samui tsuki desu.
January is usually the coldest month.

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just, only, simply, merely

Note: You can use だけ ( = dake) in both negative and affirmative sentences and しか ( = shika) is only used in negative sentences.

Something + dake …. (affirmative sentences)

ここにケーキが一つだけあります。

koko ni ke-ki ga hitotsu dake arimasu
There is only one cake here.

あの人は英語だけ分かります。

ano hito wa eigo dake wakarimasu
That person only understands English.

財布に百円だけあります。

Saifu ni hyaku-en dake arimasu.
There is only 100 yen in the wallet. That’s all there is.

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