どうか

adverb

please; kindly; if you would

Polite request marker, similar to どうぞ but softer and more indirect. Often used when asking for a favor or making a humble request.

See also: どうぞ

• どうかお許ゆるしください。

  Please forgive me.

• どうかよろしくお願ねがいします。

  I kindly ask for your favor.

adverb

somehow or other; one way or another

Expresses that something will be managed or resolved in some way, often with a sense of hope or determination. Less common than the request sense.

• どうかなるでしょう。

  It will work out somehow.

adverb

whether or not; if

Used in the pattern かどうか to embed a yes/no question. This is a fixed grammatical construction, not a standalone adverb.

See also: かどうか

• 行いくかどうかまだ決きめていません。

  I haven't decided whether to go or not.

adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

strange; wrong; off

Describes something being amiss or not right, often used with する to mean 'to be strange' or 'to be wrong'. Can also appear as どうかしている.

• 彼かれの様よう子すがどうかしている。

  There's something off about him.

• この時計とけい、どうかしてるよ。

  This clock is acting strange.