How can I say in Japanese “I’d like to do something this weekend”?
Ambiguous words
When we want to use ambiguous words such as something(someone, somewhere and etc),
Question word + か
is a way to go.
For example, we can make like this:
- Who : 誰 : dare + か: ka →誰か: dareka: someone
- What : 何 : nani + か: ka →何か: nanika: something
- Where : どこ: doko + か: ka →どこか: dokoka: somewhere
And with what we have just created, we can say
週末、何かしたいです。
Syuumatsu, nanika shitai desu.
I’d like to do something this weekend
To do
する: suru
します: shi masu
Do we need particles?
When we use “something” words, it requires
- Colloquial & general: no particles
- Emphasis: original particles
Thus, a same phrase can be uttered by
Colloquial & general:
何か食べますか。
Nanika tabe masu ka.
Do you eat something?
Emphasis:
何かを食べますか。
Nanika wo tabe masu ka.
Do you eat something?
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