~kai

[samihu]

First off, sorry about the romaji, but my work computer doesn't support Japanese...

Anyway, I've seen a few sentences with "kai" at the end. For example, "wakatta kai" or "minna iru kai" Is this just the same as the question marker "ka" except with an "i" on the end? Does it change the meaning at all?

[WalterWills]

As far as I know, it's just a version of "ka" which men sometimes use.


I just checked with the Rikaichan dictionary on Firefox (which I advise everyone to get if they don't have it already), and apparently it is a masculine expression, and it marks a yes/no question.

[Javizy]

It's also very informal, like さ or ぜ. If you want to ask a question with an interrogative word (what, where, etc), you can use だい (requires の/ん nominaliser before verbs/i-adjectives).

[samihu]

Thanks!

[sTeVe aUsTiN]

I thought it was a thing old men used, but I may be wrong.