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Negation & Questions

Negative forms, question words and the particle か
ません — polite negative
masen — polite negative
-masen
行きません = don't/won't go
じゃないです / ではありません
is not (polite negative of desu)
ja nai desu / dewa arimasen
学生じゃないです = am not a student
ない — plain negative
nai — plain negative
-nai
食べない = don't eat (plain)
何 — what
nani/nan — what
nani / nan
何を食べますか = What will you eat?
だれ — who
dare — who
dare
だれですか = Who is it?
どこ — where
doko — where
doko
どこに行きますか = Where are you going?
いつ — when
itsu — when
itsu
いつ来ますか = When are you coming?
どうして / なぜ — why
doushite / naze — why
doushite / naze
どうして？ = Why?
どう / いくら — how / how much
dou / ikura — how / how much
dou / ikura
いくらですか = How much is it?
どれ / どの — which
dore / dono — which
dore / dono
どれですか = Which one?