I have seen that in some type of questions you can ask it with "da" instead of
"ka", but what about afirmations? I study japanese and if you want to say
whatever presentation, for example "my name is Gin", it would be "Watashi wa
Gin desu", or just simply "Gin desu". But, can you say, as the short form "Gin
da"? I have seen in many animes they talk like this, or asking if he is Gin:
"Gin da?" (Like "Gin ka")

So, is it correct to use an afirmation with da?
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The ending with "da"
Saying "Gin da." is grammatical and better than just saying "Gin.", but it
sounds fairly blunt and unfriendly. In real life, basically no one will self-
introduce like that. In anime, some prideful people and military personnel may
speak in such a way.

In real conversations, _da_ can be used in isolation to make a strong,
accusatory or emergency statements where politeness does not matter. For
example, "Jishin da!" ("Earthquake!"), "Omae wa baka da!" ("You're an
idiot!"). Otherwise, usually _da_ is omitted or used in combination with some
sentence-end particles like "da-yo", "da-ne", etc.

Asking "Gin da?" is possible, but it's something like "Gin, you say?" It's a
blunt guy's way of repeating someone's statement with surprise. One can even
say "Mita da?" ("You say you saw it!?") I don't think it's very common even in
anime, and it's very rare in modern conversations among ordinary Japanese
people. Basically a question that ends with _da_ is uncommon.
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