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彼女 が 誰 なのか わかりますか。is a question which has 2 "ka" question markers? or is it 2 questions? (Could it be translated as who is she? you know? ) And what does the "なの" means here? I think I've heard other phrases with "なのか" and I dont know when it has to be used

Pablo
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    First か is for the embedded question, second for the main clause. 'who she is'; 'do you know'. Do you know who she is? なの makes something explanatory and follows a noun - here for an embedded question. I think 彼女 がだれか by itself might sound unnatural? I'm putting this here as a comment because I do not have enough authority to give a definite explanation of なの. – Robert Dec 15 '17 at 02:15
  • I dont really understand what it means when people says "it makes something explanatory". – Pablo Dec 15 '17 at 02:20
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    @Pablo, the translation is "Do you know who she is?". I found a similar post with more detailed explanation, may be you will understand better after reading. https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/18613/what-is-the-meaning-of-%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B-and-how-does-it-differ-from-%E3%81%8B – Maki Dec 15 '17 at 02:31
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    According to http://www.imabi.net/, the のか adds more uncertainty or seriousness to the question. As English has no similar distinction for embedded questions, it is somewhat more difficult to understand from the point of view of an English speaker. – Robert Dec 15 '17 at 02:35
  • @maki but what about the "な" . What is it for? – Pablo Dec 15 '17 at 02:47
  • It's not different either with or without なの. – user4092 Dec 15 '17 at 09:28
  • @user4092 it's cool to know that but I guess the な it gives some nuance to the sentence? – Pablo Dec 15 '17 at 13:07
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    @Pablo The な doesn't add any nuance. It's just だ (to be). But だ always changes to な when の comes after. – user3856370 Dec 16 '17 at 10:51

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