日本語道場
Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2
N2
~か否か
~ka ina ka
whether or not
When to use it
Use ~か否か as the formal, written counterpart of ~かどうか when framing a yes-or-no question as an issue to be judged, decided, or verified. It is at home in reports, contracts, minutes, and formal email, and in stiff spoken registers like board meetings or press statements; in casual conversation it sounds affected. It typically marks the pivotal point of a decision, so it pairs with verbs like 判断する・検討する・決定する・見極める.
Formation
Examples
Whether or not we accept the proposal will be decided at next week's board meeting.
We will verify once more whether or not the cost-effectiveness is reasonable.
We're awaiting their reply on whether or not they'll renew the contract.
I'd like to leave it to Legal to judge whether or not this violates our regulations.
We will respond formally after determining whether or not it is feasible.