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What is the function of か in this sentence: ことし、どの会社がいちばん多く自動車を売るか注目が集まっています。
What is the function of か in this sentence: ことし、どの会社がいちばん多く自動車を売るか注目が集まっています。
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- English (UK)
It's a question within a sentence. Literally "what companies will sell the most cars this year? (The world) is focussing it's attention on it."
Obviously in English you would phrase a sentence that way, but just think of it as a question within a sentence. It's a question that doesn't need answering - usually the bit that comes next is "kind of" the answer.
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literal translation=Attention gathers which company can sell most cars in this year. ->A
売れる"か" = 売ることが"出来るかどうか"
その会社が車をもっとも多く売ることが出来るかどうかに注目が集まっている= Attention gathers whether the company can sell most cars or not. ->B
↑I don't know whether this English sentence is natural or not....
This Japaense sentece has the meanings that added A and B.
- English (UK)
It's a question within a sentence. Literally "what companies will sell the most cars this year? (The world) is focussing it's attention on it."
Obviously in English you would phrase a sentence that way, but just think of it as a question within a sentence. It's a question that doesn't need answering - usually the bit that comes next is "kind of" the answer.
- English (UK)
Oops. So か has the same meaning it does when it turns a sentence into a question.
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