Home Japanese Can I use past tense when asking about someone’s birthday?JJapaneseCan I use past tense when asking about someone’s birthday?July 27, 20232 comments I was taught to ask ‘何年生まれですか’. Why not ask ‘何年生まれでしたか’ since you were born in the past? Tags:Japanese 2 commentsIt’s like asking “What’s your year of birth” vs “What was your year of birth”. It hasn’t changed, so it’s weird to use past tense. Note that 生まれ is a noun, if you used the verb 生まれる then it would be okay to say 何年生まれましたかI just go like I’m interrogating them. 「おい、生年月日?」Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
It’s like asking “What’s your year of birth” vs “What was your year of birth”. It hasn’t changed, so it’s weird to use past tense. Note that 生まれ is a noun, if you used the verb 生まれる then it would be okay to say 何年生まれましたか
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It’s like asking “What’s your year of birth” vs “What was your year of birth”. It hasn’t changed, so it’s weird to use past tense. Note that 生まれ is a noun, if you used the verb 生まれる then it would be okay to say 何年生まれましたか
I just go like I’m interrogating them. 「おい、生年月日?」