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I'm translating the following sentence from a book (exact sentence is directly after dialogue in the picture).




興奮からか銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




I have absolutely zero clue what "からか" means in general and in the context of the above sentence, as I've never encountered it before in my Japanese classes (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this). Can someone explain what it means?



Edit: Based on Ringil's answer, would the following be a possible, accurate translation while taking the からか into account?




"The doubtful interest in the silver-haired foreigner’s voice was unusually fluent."













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I'm translating the following sentence from a book (exact sentence is directly after dialogue in the picture).




興奮からか銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




I have absolutely zero clue what "からか" means in general and in the context of the above sentence, as I've never encountered it before in my Japanese classes (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this). Can someone explain what it means?



Edit: Based on Ringil's answer, would the following be a possible, accurate translation while taking the からか into account?




"The doubtful interest in the silver-haired foreigner’s voice was unusually fluent."













share|improve this question

























  • @Chocolate How did you turn my picture so that it was rotated the correct way? (I want to know for future use)

    – Toyu_Frey
    3 hours ago






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    パソコンにダウンロードして、「右に回転」して、またアップロードしました

    – Chocolate
    3 hours ago













  • Related, perhaps? japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29878/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/60298/9831

    – Chocolate
    3 hours ago











  • @Chocolate 私のパソコンに映像を正しくアップロードじゃないかった。回転した見てないにアップロードした。

    – Toyu_Frey
    2 hours ago














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I'm translating the following sentence from a book (exact sentence is directly after dialogue in the picture).




興奮からか銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




I have absolutely zero clue what "からか" means in general and in the context of the above sentence, as I've never encountered it before in my Japanese classes (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this). Can someone explain what it means?



Edit: Based on Ringil's answer, would the following be a possible, accurate translation while taking the からか into account?




"The doubtful interest in the silver-haired foreigner’s voice was unusually fluent."













share|improve this question
















I'm translating the following sentence from a book (exact sentence is directly after dialogue in the picture).




興奮からか銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




I have absolutely zero clue what "からか" means in general and in the context of the above sentence, as I've never encountered it before in my Japanese classes (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this). Can someone explain what it means?



Edit: Based on Ringil's answer, would the following be a possible, accurate translation while taking the からか into account?




"The doubtful interest in the silver-haired foreigner’s voice was unusually fluent."










grammar translation particle-から particle-か modality






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  • @Chocolate How did you turn my picture so that it was rotated the correct way? (I want to know for future use)

    – Toyu_Frey
    3 hours ago






  • 1





    パソコンにダウンロードして、「右に回転」して、またアップロードしました

    – Chocolate
    3 hours ago













  • Related, perhaps? japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29878/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/60298/9831

    – Chocolate
    3 hours ago











  • @Chocolate 私のパソコンに映像を正しくアップロードじゃないかった。回転した見てないにアップロードした。

    – Toyu_Frey
    2 hours ago



















  • @Chocolate How did you turn my picture so that it was rotated the correct way? (I want to know for future use)

    – Toyu_Frey
    3 hours ago






  • 1





    パソコンにダウンロードして、「右に回転」して、またアップロードしました

    – Chocolate
    3 hours ago













  • Related, perhaps? japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29878/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/60298/9831

    – Chocolate
    3 hours ago











  • @Chocolate 私のパソコンに映像を正しくアップロードじゃないかった。回転した見てないにアップロードした。

    – Toyu_Frey
    2 hours ago

















@Chocolate How did you turn my picture so that it was rotated the correct way? (I want to know for future use)

– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago





@Chocolate How did you turn my picture so that it was rotated the correct way? (I want to know for future use)

– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago




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パソコンにダウンロードして、「右に回転」して、またアップロードしました

– Chocolate
3 hours ago







パソコンにダウンロードして、「右に回転」して、またアップロードしました

– Chocolate
3 hours ago















Related, perhaps? japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29878/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/60298/9831

– Chocolate
3 hours ago





Related, perhaps? japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29878/9831 / japanese.stackexchange.com/q/60298/9831

– Chocolate
3 hours ago













@Chocolate 私のパソコンに映像を正しくアップロードじゃないかった。回転した見てないにアップロードした。

– Toyu_Frey
2 hours ago





@Chocolate 私のパソコンに映像を正しくアップロードじゃないかった。回転した見てないにアップロードした。

– Toyu_Frey
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(I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this)




Yes, it's this から followed by this か. から here is a reason/cause marker. か is a question marker but is used like "presumably" or "probably" here. And 興奮 is "excitement", not "doubtful interest".




  • 興奮: excitement

  • 興奮から: due to his excitement, ...

  • 興奮からか: presumably due to his excitement, ...; maybe he was excited, so...


This type of か meaning "presumably" can be used with a few other particles and a te-form. Examples:




私がベジタリアンであることを知らずに、彼は肉料理の話をしている。

Presumably not knowing I am a vegetarian, he is talking about meat dishes.



昨日の口論のせいで、彼女は学校を休んだ。

Probably because of the yesterday's argument, she was absent from school.



私が溜息をつくのを見て、彼女は私に声をかけてきた。

Perhaps she saw me sigh; she came and spoke to me.







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    You should think of this like から+か. If there wasn't a か, the following would just be a statement of a fact. The から is used to give the reason for the unusual fluency of the foreigner (in this case it is because the foreigner was excited/agitated).




    興奮から銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




    With the か, the speaker is no longer certain for the reason. The speaker is now only speculating that the reason for the unusual fluency was because the foreigner was excited/agitated. The か indicates speculation/doubt. You might have seen a phrase like 本当かどうか before. It's the same idea.






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    • So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

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      @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

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    (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this)




    Yes, it's this から followed by this か. から here is a reason/cause marker. か is a question marker but is used like "presumably" or "probably" here. And 興奮 is "excitement", not "doubtful interest".




    • 興奮: excitement

    • 興奮から: due to his excitement, ...

    • 興奮からか: presumably due to his excitement, ...; maybe he was excited, so...


    This type of か meaning "presumably" can be used with a few other particles and a te-form. Examples:




    私がベジタリアンであることを知らずに、彼は肉料理の話をしている。

    Presumably not knowing I am a vegetarian, he is talking about meat dishes.



    昨日の口論のせいで、彼女は学校を休んだ。

    Probably because of the yesterday's argument, she was absent from school.



    私が溜息をつくのを見て、彼女は私に声をかけてきた。

    Perhaps she saw me sigh; she came and spoke to me.







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      (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this)




      Yes, it's this から followed by this か. から here is a reason/cause marker. か is a question marker but is used like "presumably" or "probably" here. And 興奮 is "excitement", not "doubtful interest".




      • 興奮: excitement

      • 興奮から: due to his excitement, ...

      • 興奮からか: presumably due to his excitement, ...; maybe he was excited, so...


      This type of か meaning "presumably" can be used with a few other particles and a te-form. Examples:




      私がベジタリアンであることを知らずに、彼は肉料理の話をしている。

      Presumably not knowing I am a vegetarian, he is talking about meat dishes.



      昨日の口論のせいで、彼女は学校を休んだ。

      Probably because of the yesterday's argument, she was absent from school.



      私が溜息をつくのを見て、彼女は私に声をかけてきた。

      Perhaps she saw me sigh; she came and spoke to me.







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        (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this)




        Yes, it's this から followed by this か. から here is a reason/cause marker. か is a question marker but is used like "presumably" or "probably" here. And 興奮 is "excitement", not "doubtful interest".




        • 興奮: excitement

        • 興奮から: due to his excitement, ...

        • 興奮からか: presumably due to his excitement, ...; maybe he was excited, so...


        This type of か meaning "presumably" can be used with a few other particles and a te-form. Examples:




        私がベジタリアンであることを知らずに、彼は肉料理の話をしている。

        Presumably not knowing I am a vegetarian, he is talking about meat dishes.



        昨日の口論のせいで、彼女は学校を休んだ。

        Probably because of the yesterday's argument, she was absent from school.



        私が溜息をつくのを見て、彼女は私に声をかけてきた。

        Perhaps she saw me sigh; she came and spoke to me.







        share|improve this answer
















        (I know what "から" and the sentence-ending "か" mean, but not this)




        Yes, it's this から followed by this か. から here is a reason/cause marker. か is a question marker but is used like "presumably" or "probably" here. And 興奮 is "excitement", not "doubtful interest".




        • 興奮: excitement

        • 興奮から: due to his excitement, ...

        • 興奮からか: presumably due to his excitement, ...; maybe he was excited, so...


        This type of か meaning "presumably" can be used with a few other particles and a te-form. Examples:




        私がベジタリアンであることを知らずに、彼は肉料理の話をしている。

        Presumably not knowing I am a vegetarian, he is talking about meat dishes.



        昨日の口論のせいで、彼女は学校を休んだ。

        Probably because of the yesterday's argument, she was absent from school.



        私が溜息をつくのを見て、彼女は私に声をかけてきた。

        Perhaps she saw me sigh; she came and spoke to me.








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            You should think of this like から+か. If there wasn't a か, the following would just be a statement of a fact. The から is used to give the reason for the unusual fluency of the foreigner (in this case it is because the foreigner was excited/agitated).




            興奮から銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




            With the か, the speaker is no longer certain for the reason. The speaker is now only speculating that the reason for the unusual fluency was because the foreigner was excited/agitated. The か indicates speculation/doubt. You might have seen a phrase like 本当かどうか before. It's the same idea.






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            • So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

              – Toyu_Frey
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              @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

              – Ringil
              1 hour ago
















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            You should think of this like から+か. If there wasn't a か, the following would just be a statement of a fact. The から is used to give the reason for the unusual fluency of the foreigner (in this case it is because the foreigner was excited/agitated).




            興奮から銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




            With the か, the speaker is no longer certain for the reason. The speaker is now only speculating that the reason for the unusual fluency was because the foreigner was excited/agitated. The か indicates speculation/doubt. You might have seen a phrase like 本当かどうか before. It's the same idea.






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            • So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

              – Toyu_Frey
              2 hours ago






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              @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

              – Ringil
              1 hour ago














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            You should think of this like から+か. If there wasn't a か, the following would just be a statement of a fact. The から is used to give the reason for the unusual fluency of the foreigner (in this case it is because the foreigner was excited/agitated).




            興奮から銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




            With the か, the speaker is no longer certain for the reason. The speaker is now only speculating that the reason for the unusual fluency was because the foreigner was excited/agitated. The か indicates speculation/doubt. You might have seen a phrase like 本当かどうか before. It's the same idea.






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            You should think of this like から+か. If there wasn't a か, the following would just be a statement of a fact. The から is used to give the reason for the unusual fluency of the foreigner (in this case it is because the foreigner was excited/agitated).




            興奮から銀髪の外国人の口調は、いつになく流暢だった。




            With the か, the speaker is no longer certain for the reason. The speaker is now only speculating that the reason for the unusual fluency was because the foreigner was excited/agitated. The か indicates speculation/doubt. You might have seen a phrase like 本当かどうか before. It's the same idea.







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            • So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

              – Toyu_Frey
              2 hours ago






            • 1





              @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

              – Ringil
              1 hour ago



















            • So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

              – Toyu_Frey
              2 hours ago






            • 1





              @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

              – Ringil
              1 hour ago

















            So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

            – Toyu_Frey
            2 hours ago





            So then からか means speculation or doubt in the context of the sentence?

            – Toyu_Frey
            2 hours ago




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            @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

            – Ringil
            1 hour ago





            @Toyu_Frey You should think of it like から+か. The から gives a reason and the か indicates that that reason is speculative.

            – Ringil
            1 hour ago


















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