How to Say ‘Are (you) doing (it)? (polite question)’ in Japanese
していますか。
していますか。
💬 Usage Tip: [していますか] is the polite question form of “are you doing…?” / “do you… (as a habit)?”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese questions often omit “you.” Context + [か] makes it clear it’s a question.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
しし
[shi]
do; be doing (stem of する)
し is from する. In questions like していますか, it asks if someone is doing something.
いま、しごとをしていますか。
Are you working now?
てて
[te]
te-form connector (て)
て links し and いる, forming している (be doing).
いま、べんきょうしていますか。
Are you studying now?
いい
[i]
to be (いる)
い is from いる. In しています it indicates an ongoing action.
いま、なにをしていますか。
What are you doing now?
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending
ます makes the verb polite in questions: していますか.
にほんごをべんきょうしていますか。
Are you studying Japanese?
かか
[ka]
question particle
か turns a statement into a polite question in Japanese.
ITのしごとをしていますか。
Do you work in IT?
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