かな/かしら（N4)

 Meaning: I wonder; should I?

How to use			examples	Translation
Verb	Present/Past/ Negative Short form	＋かな/かしら   ※かしら is used by mostly used by female speakers	ほんとうかな	I wonder if that is true.
いadj	Present/Past/Negative Short form		おいしい　かな	I wonder if it's delicious
なadj	Take off だ from Present Short form ※きれいだかな		にほんじん　は　しんせつ　かな	I wonder if the Japanese are kind
	Past/Negative Short form
			かれは　げんきじゃない　　かな	I wonder if he is not fine
Noun	Take off だ from Present Short form ※がくせいだかな		あしたが　やすみか　　かな	I wonder if tomorrow is a holiday
	Past/Negative Short form		きけんな　くに　かな	I wonder if it's a dangerous country

 

Exercises

 

Translate the following into Japanese

 

1.      I wonder if it's going to rain.

2.      I wonder if it's cold outside.

3.      I wonder if it's OK to start eating.

4.      What do you think about going to see a movie together?

 

Answer

 

1.      あめがふるかな。

2.      そとはさむいかな。

3.      もうたべていいかな。

4.      いっしょにえいがをみるのはどうかな？