How do you say "How were the results?" in Japanese?

"How were the results?" in Japanese is "けっかはどうでしたか。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘How were the results?’ in Japanese

Q: What does "けっかはどうでしたか。" mean in English?

"けっかはどうでしたか。" means "How were the results?" in English. Usage tip: In [けっかはどうでしたか], [は] is the topic marker and is pronounced (wa), not (ha). This pattern is very common for asking about something specific: [予約はどうでしたか。] "How did the appointment go?"

けっかはどうでしたか。

kekka wa dou deshi ta ka

[kek-kah wah]

💬 Usage Tip: In [けっかはどうでしたか], [は] is the topic marker and is pronounced (wa), not (ha). This pattern is very common for asking about something specific: [予約はどうでしたか。] "How did the appointment go?"

🇯🇵 In Japan: This is polite and natural, but patients more often ask results with something like [けっかはでましたか。] if they want to know whether the results are available yet. [けっかはどうでしたか。] can sound more like asking what the results were like.

Phrase Breakdown

けっか

kekka

[kek-kah]

result(s)

In this sentence, けっか refers to medical test results.

Example

先生、けっかはどうでしたか。

Doctor, how were the results?

は

[wah]

topic marker (as for...)

Marks けっか as the topic: “As for the results…”

Example

けっかはあとで説明します。

I will explain the results later.

どうでしたか

How was it? / How did it go?

Polite past question: どう (how) + でした (was) + か (question). Used to ask about someone's experience or outcome.

Example

しけんはどうでしたか。

How was the exam?

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