かしら (kashira)

Meaning & usage

かしら ends a sentence to express wondering, and it is used in female speech. It attaches to the plain form of verbs and i-adjectives, and to nouns or na-adjectives with な before it, often following a question word or じゃない.

Example sentences 8

1. テニスウェアってなんでミニスカートなのかしら？

   I wonder why tennis is played in mini-skirts.

2. 動き始めるまで待った方がいいんじゃないかしら。

   We may as well cool our jets and wait until it starts moving again.

3. 私はコンサートは何時に始まるのかしらと思った。

   I wondered what time the concert would begin.

4. 私は自分にそんな事ができるかしらと思った。

   I wondered if I could do such a thing.

5. 私たち、来週の今ごろは何をしているかしら。

   What will we be doing this time next week?

6. 私の書いたことが正しかったかしら。

   I wonder if what I wrote was correct.

7. どれくらいかかるのかしら。

   I wonder how long it's going to take.

8. 明日のお天気はどうかしら？

   I wonder what the weather will be tomorrow.