How to Say ‘How were the results?’ in Japanese
けっかは どうでしたか。
kekka wa dou deshi ta ka
[kek-kah hah doh desh tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜は どうでしたか] asks “How was ~?” Putting [けっか] first makes the topic clear right away.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a natural, patient-friendly way to ask without sounding demanding. Doctors may respond with a summary before details.
Phrase Breakdown
けっか
kekka
[kek-kah]
result(s)
けっか (results). In this full question, it refers to test results (検査結果).
けっかはどうでしたか。
How were the results?
は
wa
[hah]
topic marker (as for...)
は marks the topic: “As for the results, …”. Useful when you’re focusing the question on the results.
けっかはもう出ましたか。
Have the results come out already?
どうでしたか。
dou deshi ta ka
How was it? / How did it go?
Past polite question: どう + でした + か. Used to ask about someone’s experience or a result.
りょこうは どうでしたか。
How was the trip?
Words in this phrase
どう
dou
[doh]
how
どう asks about the state/quality: good? bad? normal? It’s a natural way to ask about medical results.
けっかはどうでしたか。
How were the results?
でし
deshi
[desh]
was (polite) (part of でした)
でし is part of the polite past expression でした used in questions to a doctor.
せんしゅうのけんさはどうでしったか。
How was last week’s test?
た
ta
[tah]
past marker (part of でした)
た completes でした, forming a polite past question.
けっかはどうでしたかと先生に聞きました。
I asked the doctor, “How were the results?”
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
か makes the sentence a question; polite and standard in clinics.
けっかはどうでしたか。
How were the results?
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