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I get confused about it all the time Please explain how to use and how to
translate it Thank you for your explanation
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Could anyone tell me about how to use か at the end of the news article I see it a lot and get confused about it all the time
The sentence-ending か expresses **_indefiniteness_** , **_incertitude_** ,
etc. It is pretty much synonymous to a question mark.

> 「日韓外相、タイで会談」 without the 「か」

means that it is **definite** that the Japanese and Korean foreign ministers
will meet for talks in Thailand.

> 「日韓外相、タイで会談 **か** 」 with the 「か」

means that the meeting is **indefinite**. It is not official yet even though
it seems as though it might happen.

If you read the first sentence of the article, it actually says:

> 「会談を開く **可能性** がある」

= "there is a **_possibility_** that they might hold a meeting." That is
incertitude, isn't it?

The usage is quite simple and consistent. I could not think of an exceptional
usage of this 「か」.

As for translations, the principle stays the same. Just make sure that they
express indefiniteness, incertitude, etc. One might use:

"Foreign Ministers of Japan and Korea to Meet in Thailand?" by using a
question mark or

"Possible Talks in Thailand between Japan and Korea", etc.

Your English should be 100 times as good as mine.
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