How to Say ‘Do you have?’ in Japanese
はありますか？
はありますか？
Phrase Breakdown
はは
Topic marker
Particle used to mark the topic of the sentence.
これ は 本です。
This is a book.
ありますあります
Exist / Is there
Verb indicating presence or existence of inanimate objects.
店はあそこにあります。
The store is over there.
か？か？
Question marker
Particle added at the end of a sentence to form a question.
これ は 新しいですか？
Is this new?
Word-by-Word Breakdown
はは
[wa]
topic marker
Marks the topic of the sentence.
天気はどうですか？
How is the weather?
ありあり
[ari]
exist
Indicates existence of inanimate objects.
本があります。
There is a book.
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending
Adds politeness to a verb.
行きます。
I will go.
かか
[ka]
question marker
Turns a statement into a question.
これですか？
Is this it?
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