How to Say ‘Didn't it get into your place?’ in Japanese
そちらに入りませんでしたか。
sochira ni hairi mase n deshi ta ka
[soh-CHEE-rah ni hah-ee-ree mah-seh n deshi tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: そちら "your side" stands in for "your place" without naming it. Asking in the negative, "didn't it…?", sounds softer than a direct "did it…?".
Phrase Breakdown
そちらに
sochira ni
into your place / over there
そちら (sochira) is a polite word for 'your side' or 'your place'. に (ni) marks the destination.
そちらに行きます。
I'll come over to you.
Words in this phrase
そちら
sochira
[soh-CHEE-rah]
your; that (polite)
Polite word for 'that one' or 'your side', referring to the listener.
そちらのバッグ、素敵ですね。
Your bag is lovely.
に
ni
[ni]
to; into
Particle used before なる to show a change into a new state.
気持ちが楽になりました。
I felt more at ease.
入りませんでしたか。
hairi mase n deshi ta ka
didn't it go in?
This is the polite past negative question form of 入る (hairu, 'to enter'). Say it smoothly: 'hairimasen deshita ka'.
誰か入りませんでしたか。
Didn't someone come in?
Words in this phrase
入り
hairi
[hah-ee-ree]
enter; go in
Stem of 入る, meaning to enter or go inside.
車いすでも入りやすい入口です。
It is an entrance that is easy to enter even in a wheelchair.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative (part of ません)
「ませ」 is part of 「ません」, the polite negative form.
はいていません。
I haven’t vomited.
ん
n
[n]
negative ending
The final sound completing the negative polite form.
一人は魚が食べられません。
One person cannot eat fish.
でし
deshi
[deshi]
was
Past tense form of 'desu'.
昨日は雨でした。
It was rainy 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 particle
Turns a sentence into a question. In polite speech, か is standard for asking questions in interviews.
日本語は勉強していますか。
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