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Grammar detail: 〜なのか〜なのか

〜なのか〜なのか

whether ~ or ~

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For more on this topic, see the 欄 essay in the Joy o' Kanji essay collection.

A なのか B なのか

means

whether (it's) A or B

This useful expression is an extension of the のか embedded question form.

これは

なのか

なのか、わからなくなる。

I start to lose track of whether this is a dream or reality.

の

が

なのか

なのかによって、こちらの

も

わってくる。

Our response will vary depending on whether what he said was his true intention or just formality.

それが

なのか

なのかは、

を

てから

すべきだ。

Whether that was courage or recklessness should be judged after seeing the outcome.

、

になし」と

しましょう。

のままでは、

たんとうしゃ

が「

なし」なのか「

れ」なのかの

ができないからです。

If you have no qualifications, write "none" in the qualifications/license space. If the field is left blank, the recruiter cannot judge whether that means "unqualified" or whether the question was missed.

Note: not to be confused with the noun

meaning the seventh day of the month!

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See also:

particle の noun replacement / nominalization

かどうか whether or not

〜のか embedded question / expressing doubt

〜なのか (question)

Kanji used in this grammar

夢

ムゆめ dream

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現

ゲン present あらわれる to appear あらわす to show

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実

ジツ fruit; reality み fruit, nut みのる to bear fruit

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彼

ヒかれ he

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発

ハツホツ emission, discharge

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言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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本

ホン book もと origin

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音

オンイン sound おとね

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建

ケンコンたつ to be built たてる to build

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前

ゼンまえ before

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対

タイツイ vis-a-vis

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応

オウおうじる to satisfy, reply, comply こたえる to respond to

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変

ヘン unusual かえる to alter, change かわる to change

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勇

ユウ brave いさむ to be brave, lively, spirited

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気

キケ spirit

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無

ムブない not

謀

ボウムはかる to plan

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結

ケツむすぶゆわえる to bind ゆう to braid

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果

カ result はたす to carry out はて end, extremity はてる to come to an end

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見

ケンみる to see みえる to be seen; to appear みせる to show

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判

ハンバン seal

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断

ダンことわる to refuse, to decline たつ to cut off

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資

シ assets

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格

カクコウ status, rank

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場

ジョウば place

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合

ゴウガッカッあう to fit, come together あわす to match あわせる to unite, join

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・

なかぐろ middle dot

免

メンまぬかれる to escape, be exempted from

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許

キョゆるす to permit, allow, forgive

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欄

ラン column

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特

トク special

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記

キしるす to note, write down

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載

サイのる to be placed on, appear in print のせる to place on, publish

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空

クウから empty あく to be empty あける to empty, vacate そら sky

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採

サイとる to take on, adopt, employ

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用

ヨウもちいる to use

担

タンかつぐ to carry on the shoulder になう to carry, bear

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当

トウあてるあたる to hit

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者

シャもの person, someone

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書

ショかく to write

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忘

ボウわすれる to forget

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