知っていますかshitte imasu ka
Shitte imasu ka (知っていますか) means “asking if someone knows”.
Do you know about the "cat cafes" that are popular lately?
Use「知っていますか」to ask whether someone knows about something, even if they have never visited it.
In the course
How it works
A friend mentions a cat café. Use the question in the picture to ask whether the other person knows about it.
If you already know about this café, answer 「はい、知っています。」 to say “Yes, I know.”
If you do not know about this café, answer 「いいえ、知りません。」 to say “No, I don’t know.”
Remember: the negative form is 「知りません」. To answer “I don’t know,” do not use 「知っていません」.
In 「猫カフェを」, 「を」 marks what you are asking about: whether the other person knows about the cat café.
The example only asks whether you know about the cat café, not whether you have been there. Even if you have only heard of it, you can answer that you know.
Example sentences
- 最近saikin話題wadaiの「no猫nekoカフェ」kafeをo知っshiてteいますimasuか。ka
Do you know about the "cat cafes" that are popular lately?
In a conversation
- Aねえ、今話題の「猫カフェ」を知っていますか。
A: Hey, do you know about the "cat cafes" that are popular right now?
- Bはい、知っ
Check yourself
Level 0 · Conjugate
Use 〜ています to describe the state now. ています
先生の名前を今も（覚える）。
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
Do you know the famous Asakusa Shrine?
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
最近話題の「猫カフェ」____（目的語の助詞）知っていますか。
Do you know about the "cat cafe" that's been popular recently?
More grammar in this theme
- 知っていますかasking if someone knows
