"no","kai" and "dai"

Using "no","kai" and "dai" at the end of the interrogative sentences makes the interrogative sentence and it is often used in conversations.

Ⅰ"no"
1. 　Interrogative sentences with verbs or i-adjectives at the end of the sentence use “plain form + no”.
  Nouns or na-adjectives use “noun or the stem of na-adjective + nano”.
  Sore oishii no.
  Sore oishikunai no.
  Sore oishikatta no.
  Sore oishikunakatta no.
  Kare wa iku no.
  Kare wa ikanai no.
  Kare wa itta no.
  Kare wa ikanakatta no.
  Kyoo yasumi nano.
  Kyoo yasumijanai no.
  Kyoo yasumidatta no.
  Kyoo yasumijanakatta no.
  Kyoo hima nano.
  Kyoo himajanai no.
  Kyoo himadatta no.
  Kyoo himajanakatta no.
2. 　 When an interrogative word is used at the end of the sentence, "interrogative word +nano" is used.
  Kaigi wa itsu nano.
  Toire wa doko nano.
  Kore wa nan nano.
  Anohito wa dare nano.
  Shigoto wa doo nano.
  Chikoku shita nowa naze nano.
  Shachoo ga konai nowa dooshite nano.
  Anata no kasa wa dochira nano.
"kai"
1. Interrogative sentences without interrogative words use "the plain form of verb or i-adjective + kai or nokai".
  “The noun or the stem of na-adjective + kai or nanokai" is used.
  Sore oishii kai / nokai.
  Sore oishikatta kai / nokai.
  Iku kai / nokai.
  Ikanai kai / nokai.
  Itta kai / nokai.
  Kyoo yasumi kai / nanokai.
  Kyoo hima kai / nanokai.
2. The sentence with an interrogative word
  - When an interrogative word is at the end of the sentence, "interrogative word + nanokai ( kai) is used.
    Yansan ga konai nowa dooshite nanokai / kai.
    Okane o hataratte inai nowa dare nanokai / kai.
    Kaig iwa itsu nanokai. / kai.
  - When a phrase is used between the interrogative word and "kai", "interrogative word + ~ +nokai ” is often used.
    Itsu hima nanokai.
    Naze kinoo konakatta nokai.
"dai"
- "dai" is always used with the interrogative word.
- When the interrogative word is at the end of the sentence, " interrogative word + dai or nandai" is used.
  Anohito wa dare dai / dare nandai.
  Kaigi wa itsu dai / itsu nandai.
  Kaijoo wa doko dai / doko nandai.
- When a phrase is used between the interrogative word and "dai", the plain form of verb or i-adjective + ndai”. is used.
  When a noun or na-adjective is in the middle of the sentence, "dai or nandai" is used.
  Itsu kaigi ga aru ndai.
  Doko no keeki ga oishii ndai.
  Nani ga warui ndai.
  Dare ga byooki nandai.
  Women and children mainly use "no".
  Men mainly use "kai" and "dai".
  People in superior positions (i.e., bosses or teachers) often use these words when speaking to inferiors.

Please choose the appropriate word in the following parentheses.
１　Anata wa kaisha o yameru (no / dai).
２　Otoosan wa genki (no / kai).
３　Ashita gakkoo wa yasumi (nanokai / no).
４　Ryokoo wa tanoshikatta (kai / dai).
５　Shusseki suru nowa dare ( dai / no ).
６　Kono kaban wa dare ga katta (no / dai).
７　Moo shigoto wa owatta (kai / dai).
８　Dooshite kinoo konakatta (no / kai).
９　Anata wa gakusee ( no / nano).
10 Atarashii shigoto wa doo (dai / no).

Answer
１　no　２　kai　３　nanokai　４　kai　５　dai　６　no　７　kai　８　no　９　nano　10　dai

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