► 副詞
どうか [(1)どうか] [どうかする] [coll] meaning: crazy rank: 1
☆ あいつどうかしてるんじゃないの? ⇨ Has he gone insane? He’s been ridiculous
どうか [(1)どうか] [coll] meaning: please rank: 1
☆ どうかお許し下さい ⇨ Please forgive me
☆ どうか上手く行きますように ⇨ Oh please, I hope this works
☆ どうか御願い致します ⇨ Please, I beg you (☛ Literally “I beg you to somehow help me”)
どうか [(1)どうか] [どうかする] [coll] meaning: wrong rank: 1
☆ あいつは頭がどうかしている ⇨ There is something wrong with his head. He is crazy
☆ うちの猫がどうかしましたか? ⇨ Did my cat do something wrong? Is there anything wrong with my cat?
☆ それがどうかしたの? ⇨ What about it? Is there anything wrong with it?
☆ どうかしたの? ⇨ Has something happened? Is something wrong? Are you OK?
► 動詞
同化 [どうか] [同化する] meaning: same rank: 4
☆ 彼等は征服民を同化しようとした ⇨ They tried to assimilate the conquered people
► 成句
どうか [(1)どうか] [かどうか] [coll] meaning: whether rank: 1
☆ これだけで足りるかどうか分からない ⇨ I’m not sure if this will be enough
☆ これでいいかどうかお母さんに聞いてみな ⇨ Ask mom if this will do
☆ それが本当かどうかは明らかでない ⇨ It is not clear whether that is true or not
どうか [(1)どうか] [どうかと思う] [coll] meaning: hesitate rank: 2
☆ 彼に教えるのはどうかと思う ⇨ I am not sure if we should tell him. I don’t think we should tell him
☆ 長生きし過ぎるのもどうかと思う ⇨ I am not sure it is good to live too long
► 名詞
同化 [どうか] meaning: same rank: 4
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More examples:
- どうか今回は御目溢しを ⇨ Please look the other way this time
- 80歳になってまで命を惜しがるのはどうかと思う ⇨ I’m not sure if it is really a right thing to cling to life at age 80
- その計画が成功するかどうかは疑問だ ⇨ It is questionable whether that project will succeed or not
- 儲かるかどうかは抜きにしてもやる価値があると思う ⇨ I think it is worth doing it whether we make money or not
- 試合が出来るかどうかは天候次第だ ⇨ It all depends on the weather if we can play the game
- 彼等がワールドカップに出場出来るかどうかは微妙だ ⇨ Their World Cup qualification is hanging in the balance
- 行けるかどうか分からないが一応予約はして置いた ⇨ I am not sure if I can go but I did make a reservation
- 彼が本当にやってのけるかどうか見物だ ⇨ It is a real spectacle to see, worth watching, he really gets it done
- このスカートどうかしら? ⇨ How about, what do you think of, this skirt?
- そう言えば彼のこと最近見かけないけど、どうかしたの? ⇨ Speaking of which, I haven’t seen him lately. Has something happened to him?
- これはどうかな? ⇨ How about this one?