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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."

grammar translation particle-から particle-か modality

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

grammar translation particle-から particle-か modality

share|improve this question

edited 36 mins ago

snailboat♦

37.1k7106188

asked 3 hours ago

Toyu_FreyToyu_Frey

1978

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @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♦
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @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
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

share|improve this question

edited 36 mins ago

snailboat♦

37.1k7106188

asked 3 hours ago

Toyu_FreyToyu_Frey

1978

share|improve this question

edited 36 mins ago

snailboat♦

37.1k7106188

asked 3 hours ago

Toyu_FreyToyu_Frey

1978

share|improve this question

edited 36 mins ago

snailboat♦

37.1k7106188

asked 3 hours ago

Toyu_FreyToyu_Frey

1978

edited 36 mins ago

snailboat♦

37.1k7106188

edited 36 mins ago

snailboat♦

37.1k7106188

asked 3 hours ago

Toyu_FreyToyu_Frey

1978

asked 3 hours ago

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1978

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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か、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か、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か、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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(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か、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か、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か、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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edited 51 mins ago

answered 58 mins ago

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3

(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か、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か、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か、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

edited 51 mins ago

answered 58 mins ago

narutonaruto

158k8151296

add a comment | 

(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か、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か、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か、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

edited 51 mins ago

answered 58 mins ago

narutonaruto

158k8151296

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edited 51 mins ago

answered 58 mins ago

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158k8151296

answered 58 mins ago

narutonaruto

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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.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

RingilRingil

3,76021133

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  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
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

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.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

RingilRingil

3,76021133

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  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
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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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edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

RingilRingil

3,76021133

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edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

RingilRingil

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answered 2 hours ago

RingilRingil

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answered 2 hours ago

RingilRingil

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