Breakdown of dou shimashita ka.
かka
question particle
するsuru
to do
どうdou
how; how about; what
The only difference between どう and いかが is that いかが is more polite than どう.
Usages of dou shimashita ka.
どう しました か。 頭 が 痛い。dou shimashita ka. atama ga itai.
A: What happened? B: (My) head hurts.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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