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How do you say "What do you love?" in Japanese?
すごく好きなものは何ですか？
sugoku sukina mono wa nan desu ka ?
In Japanese, "What do you love?" is すごく好きなものは何ですか？ (sugoku sukina mono wa nan desu ka ?).
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Pronunciation
すごく好きなものは何ですか？ is written using kanji. Romanised as sugoku sukina mono wa nan desu ka ?, it sounds roughly like "soo-goh-koo-soo-kee-nah-moh-noh-wah-nah-n-deh-soo-kah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Daisuki (大好き) intensifies suki by prefixing dai (big) to create strong affection. Sugoku (very) is an adverb intensifier that can precede sukina.
Example sentence
「何が大好きですか？」と聞かれ、スポーツが大好きだと答えました。
'Nani ga daisuki desu ka?' to kikarete, supootsu ga daisuki da to kotaemashita.
When asked 'What do you love?', I answered that I love sports.
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How to remember すごく好きなものは何ですか？
Dai means big, so daisuki literally means big-like. The exaggeration signals genuine passion or deep preference.
Related words
- what is the temperature? 気温は何度ですか？ kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on sunday? 日曜日の気温は何度ですか？ nichiyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on thursday? 木曜日の気温は何度ですか？ mokuyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on wednesday? 水曜日の気温は何度ですか？ suiyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the weather? 天気はどうですか？ tenki wa dōdesu ka ？
- what is the weather on thursday? 木曜日の天気は何ですか？ mokuyōbi no tenki wa nan desu ka ？
- what is the temperature on friday? 金曜日の気温は何度ですか？ kinyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what do you want? 何が欲しいですか？ nani ga hoshī desu ka ？
- when is your birthday? 誕生日はいつですか？ tanjōbi wa itsu desu ka ？
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Questions about すごく好きなものは何ですか？
How do you pronounce すごく好きなものは何ですか?
すごく好きなものは何ですか？ is romanised as sugoku sukina mono wa nan desu ka ?. Say it roughly like "soo-goh-koo-soo-kee-nah-moh-noh-wah-nah-n-deh-soo-kah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is すごく好きなものは何ですか formal or casual?
すごく好きなものは何ですか？ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is すごく好きなものは何ですか written in Japanese?
すごく好きなものは何ですか？ is written using kanji. Daisuki (大好き) intensifies suki by prefixing dai (big) to create strong affection.
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"What do you love?" in other languages
- Korean 무엇을 사랑해요? (mueoseul saranghaeyo?)
- Chinese 你热爱什么? (nǐ rè ài shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué es lo que amas?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué es lo que amas?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu adores ?
- German Was gefällt dir?
- Italian Cosa ami?
- Russian Что ты любишь? (čto ty ljubišʹ?)
- Greek Τι λατρεύεις; (ti latrevis)
- Arabic أنت بتحب إيه بجد؟ (anta bitthibi ayya bijad)
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