How to Say ‘Did you fill it out?’ in Japanese
書きましたか
kaki mashi ta ka
[kah-KEE mah-shee tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: ましたか turns a verb into a polite past question: 書きます "write" becomes 書きましたか "did you write?" Swap the verb: 食べましたか "did you eat?"
Phrase Breakdown
書き
kaki
[kah-KEE]
write (stem)
Masu-stem of 書く, to write.
毎日日記を書きます。
I write a diary every day.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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