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When is -の used for a question and what is the exact meaning

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(nj) = (Native Japanese speaker)

  * (njs): 学校に行くの? 
  * (me): いいえ、学校は行きません。 
  * (njs): 自分でやるの？ 
  * (me): 自分やります。
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When is -の used for a question
の is a more casual/friendly way to ask a question when ですか or Vますか would feel
a little bit too polite. You can think of it as ん(の)ですか without the ですか part.
For instance:

> 学校に行きますか？ 学校に行くの？

These sentences have the exact same meaning but the first one is much more
formal. Note that 学校に行くか is a bit harsher and more rarely used.

Also, _Nounですか_ becomes _Nounなの？_ You need the な otherwise it means "the one
of [Noun]?". You will also need the な if you are connecting a な-adjective.

> 簡単ですか。 簡単なの？
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