How to say question in Japanese

JLPTN5
問題★【もんだいmondai】

noun:

  • question (e.g. on a test); problem
  • problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
  • question (i.e. doubt)
  • public discussion; controversy
  • trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

Example Sentences

バカBAKAなna質問shitsumonがgaあるaruんnだda。
I have a stupid question.
そのsono答えkotaeをwo知るshiruのにnoniあなたanataはha本当にhontouniそのsono質問shitsumonをwoするsuru必要hitsuyouがgaあるaruのnoかしらkashira。
Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
ひとつhitotsu質問shitsumonしshiてteもmoいいiiですdesuかka。
May I ask a question?
鍵kagiとtoなるnaru問題mondaiはha何naniをwo得るeruことkotoがgaできるdekiruかkaでdeはhaなくnaku、何naniをwo失わushinawaなけれnakereばbaならnaraないnaiかkaでdeあるaru。
The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.
政府seifuがga住民juuminにni問うtou一般投票ippantouhyouをwo実施jisshiしましたshimashita。
The government put the question to the people in a referendum.

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