Question Words

By mastering these question words, your conversational skills will be much stronger!

	いつ itsu - when いつ　きました　か？ itsu kimashita ka? When did you come? [lit. when came? Notice the "you" is understood.]
	どこ doko - where どこ　から　きました　か？ doko kara kimashita ka? Where did you come from? [lit. where from came?]
	どうして doushite - why どうして　きました　か？ doushite kimashita ka? Why did you come? [lit. why came?]
	なぜ naze- why なぜ naze? Why? [used in the same way as doushite]
	だれ dare - who だれが　きました　か。 dare ga kimashita ka? Who came?
	何 nani - what なにを買いましたか。 nani o kaimashita ka. What did you buy? You can do a lot more with 何, see here.

MAIN POINTS:

	Even with the question word a か ka is used. (Except in casual spoken Japanese.)
	The question word is at the beginning, but after the は wa if there is one. あなた　は　だれ　です　か？ anata wa dare* desu ka?* Who are you? (the question word dare is after the wa)