How to Say ‘Could that have anything to do with it?’ in Japanese
それって関係ありますか。
sore tte kankei ari masu ka
[soh-reh tteh KAHN-keh ah-ree mahs kah]
💬 Usage Tip: って is a casual stand-in for は, pointing back to what was just mentioned. それって本当? "Is that true?"
Phrase Breakdown
それって
sore tte
that (topic, casual)
って is a conversational form of は, used for the topic. The small っ is a short pause: sore-t-te.
それって本当ですか。
Is that true?
Words in this phrase
それ
sore
[soh-reh]
that
Refers to something just mentioned by the other person.
それは魅力的なお話ですね。
That sounds very appealing.
って
tte
[tteh]
(casual topic marker)
Colloquial particle marking the topic, like は.
それってできますか？
Is that possible?
関係ありますか。
kankei ari masu ka
is it related?
関係 (kankei) means 'relation' or 'connection'. Say kan-kei, where けい sounds like a long 'e'.
仕事と関係ありますか。
Is it related to work?
Words in this phrase
関係
kankei
[KAHN-keh]
relation; connection
A noun for a link or connection between things; 関係ある means 'is related'.
食事と腹痛は関係があります。
Meals and stomachaches are related.
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
exist; have
Stem of あります, used for existence or possession of non-living things.
はい、あります。
Yes, I have it.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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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