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Grammar note

吗 turns a statement into a yes-or-no question, 呢 asks the same of a new subject or softens a follow-up, and 吧 makes a suggestion or an assumption. All three sit at the end and change nothing else.

吗, 呢 and 吧 — turning a sentence into a question — how often the Chinese Bible uses it

Characters

吗

final interrogative particle

radical 口components ⿰口马

Appears in 879 verses

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