How to Say ‘Have you vomited?’ in Japanese
はきましたか。
haki mashi ta ka
[hah-kee mah-shee tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Past question: [〜ましたか] = “did you…?” You can answer [はい、はきました] or [いいえ、はいていません].
🇯🇵 In Japan: You may be asked several yes/no questions in a row—this quick checklist style is typical in Japanese pharmacies.
Phrase Breakdown
はき
haki
[hah-kee]
vomited (polite past)
「はき」 is the stem of 「はく」 used before polite endings. In questions it refers to vomiting.
きょうははきましたか。
Did you vomit today?
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker (part of ました)
「まし」 is part of 「ました」, the polite past tense. It makes the question polite (common in medical settings).
さっきはきましたか。
Did you vomit a moment ago?
た
ta
[tah]
(past polite ending) ta (part of ました)
「た」 completes 「ました」 to make polite past tense: “did/was.”
はきましたか。
Did you vomit?
か
ka
[kah]
question particle
「か」 turns the sentence into a question, like “?” in English.
はきましたか。
Did you vomit?
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