これは何ですか in Japanese

Forms: これは何ですか [canonical] (ruby: 何(なん)), kore wa nan desu ka [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle). Head templates: {{ja-phrase|これはなんですか|head=これは何ですか}} これは何(なん)ですか • (kore wa nan desu ka)

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  "etymology_text": "Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle).",
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      "form": "kore wa nan desu ka",
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        "head": "これは何ですか"
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    }
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        "what is this?"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Phrase composed of これ (kore, “this”) + は (topic particle) + 何 (nan, “what”, combining form, usually nani) + です (desu, copula: “is, am, be,” etc.) + か (ka, sentence-final question particle).",
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    {
      "form": "これは何ですか",
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        [
          "何",
          "なん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kore wa nan desu ka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "これ は なん です か",
        "head": "これは何ですか"
      },
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        "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        ],
        [
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          "this"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "これは何ですか"
}

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"これは何ですか" meaning in Japanese

Phrase