かなあ – vocab dash

かなあ

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Meanings

Particle

1. I wonder (at sentence end)

2. should I?; is it? (at sentence end)

3. I wish that; I hope that (at sentence end; with a negative)

Other readings

Examples117

肘ひじが痛いたむんだよ。病びょう院いんに行いこうかな。

My elbow really hurts. I guess I should go to a hospital.

ラジオをとめてくれないかなぁ。

I wish they would turn off the radio.

えーと、パン粉こは有あったかな？

Hmm, did we have some breadcrumbs?

彼かれはあした来くるかな。

I wonder if he'll come tomorrow.

彼かの女じょの話はなしは本ほん当とうかなと思おもった。

I wondered if her story was true.

彼かの女じょの話はなしは本ほん当とうかな？

Is her story true?