Breakdown of konya ryou no paathii ni ikimasen ka?
にni
destination particle
行くiku
to go
のno
possessive case particle
〜ません か？〜masen ka?
shall we?
今夜konya
tonight
寮ryou
dormitory
パーティーpaathii
party
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Questions & Answers about konya ryou no paathii ni ikimasen ka?
What does 今夜 mean and how do you pronounce it?
今夜 is pronounced こんや (kon’ya) and means “tonight.”
Why is の used between 寮 and パーティー?
The particle の shows possession or attribution. Here, 寮のパーティー literally means “the dormitory’s party,” i.e. “the party at the dorm.”
What does the particle に indicate after パーティー?
に marks the destination or goal of motion verbs. So パーティーに行きませんか means “Won’t (we/you) go to the party?”
What does 行きませんか mean, and why is it negative?
行きませんか is the negative-polite form of 行く (to go) turned into a question. In Japanese, using a negative question for invitations makes the suggestion softer and more indirect. It literally asks, “Would you not go…?” but conveys “Shall we go…?”
What function does the final か serve?
The か at the end turns the phrase into a question. Even though the verb is negative, か still marks it as a question.
Who is the implied subject in 今夜寮のパーティーに行きませんか？
Japanese often omits pronouns when context is clear. Here the subject is implied as “we” (including speaker and listener) or simply “you.” In English it becomes “Shall we go to the dorm party tonight?” or “Would you like to go…?”
Why is パーティー written in katakana?
Katakana is used for loanwords and foreign-origin terms. パーティー is borrowed from English party, so it’s written in katakana.
Do you have to write spaces between words in Japanese like in the example?
No. Standard Japanese doesn’t use spaces. The spaces in the example are only for teaching purposes, to show word boundaries. In real writing you’d write:
今夜寮のパーティーに行きませんか？